About The Work
A picture taken in the moment, then forgotten and only rediscovered years later, was the origin of the Fly-Bys print series. The works are based on condensation photos taken during a trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 2012. Steinman captured drops outside the plane window with his phone, intrigued by the strange beauty of the encounter between water and light. The liquid beads outside the windows reflect the sunlight, revealing a prism of colors. Enlarging the image gave place to further experiments with the pixelized surface, triggering a painterly manipulation. Steinman enhanced the apparent colors and contours by painting on each of the many bubbles, highlighting the effects of light and shadow. Through this process he turned the transparency of the liquid into something that is both material and immaterial, making perceptible something that is at the periphery of vision.
About Steven Steinman
Archival pigmented ink print on paper with hand applied titanium white acrylic ink
31.50 x 14.50 in
80.0 x 36.8 cm
This work is signed by the artist on recto, and on an accompanying label.
About The Work
A picture taken in the moment, then forgotten and only rediscovered years later, was the origin of the Fly-Bys print series. The works are based on condensation photos taken during a trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 2012. Steinman captured drops outside the plane window with his phone, intrigued by the strange beauty of the encounter between water and light. The liquid beads outside the windows reflect the sunlight, revealing a prism of colors. Enlarging the image gave place to further experiments with the pixelized surface, triggering a painterly manipulation. Steinman enhanced the apparent colors and contours by painting on each of the many bubbles, highlighting the effects of light and shadow. Through this process he turned the transparency of the liquid into something that is both material and immaterial, making perceptible something that is at the periphery of vision.
About Steven Steinman
Published by The Lapis Press
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