$850
Brazil
Stephen is a California-born painter, currently residing in Brazil. Inspired by Brazil, he creates vivid imagery of nature, often in the framework of mythological motifs to address the various crises of contemporary society, such as changing environments, materialism, loneliness, and intolerance. He is known for his energetic brushwork and sensual use of paint and color.
Linsteadt's paintings represent the process of making art as much as the rumination of the message. He utilizes an armature of geometry and color from which he allows the work to change and evolve. He works and re-works the surface with an emphasis on the gestural as a tribute to the human condition.
Born in Ukiah, California in 1956, Stephen studied painting with Marjorie Hyde at Grossmont College and graduated with honors from Long Beach State University with a B.F.A. in painting.
In 1978, Stephen was an Artist-in-Residence for the City of Long Beach, where he taught painting to inner-city youth. He did graduate studies at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.
In Long Beach, Linsteadt studied with Jack Tworkov, who was dedicated to self-exploration through the painting process. Linsteadt was influence by Tworkov's ideas of Action Painting with broad gestural strokes and underlying geometric grids.
Stephen is an avid reader of Carl Jung and a student of quantum physics, cosmogony, and the symbolism of alchemy and mythology. He is the founder of Scalar Heart Connection and the author of "Scalar Heart Connection," "Quantum Healing Codes," "The Heart of the Hero," and "The Heart of Achlemy." His collection of poetry is titled "The Beauty of Curved Space" (Glass Lyre Press 2016).
2024
The NQHOMA exhibition / Alameda Campinas Decor - Campinas, Brazil
2023
Annual Architecture+Decor / Galeria Arqtus - Campinas, Brazil
2022
Art without Borders / Gallery La Pigna - Vatican City, Italy
2021
ART TAKES 2021 / Ki Smith Gallery - New York City, United States
2021
Art and Social Justice II / Ellington-White Contemporary Art Gallery - Fayetteville, NC, United States
2021
Jungle / Katmapped - London, United Kingdom
2021
Liminal / Verum Ultimum Art Gallery - Portlans, OR, United States
2021
JOY (This is just what I needed!) / Edward A. Dixon Gallery - Dayton, OH, United States
2021
Art 4 Animals / Red Bluff Art Gallery - Red Bluff, CA, United States
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