Clintel Steed Oil Painting on Board "Portrait of Samuel L. Jackson"
Item Details
An oil painting on canvas titled Portrait of Samuel L. Jackson by listed artist Clintel Steed (New York; b. 1977), dated 1994. Depicted is an abstracted image of the famous actor, Samuel L. Jackson. The image is heavily packed with vibrant linear outlines rendered in vivid neon and phosphorescent colors. Exterior of the painting is surrounded by psychedelic rainbow hues that glow and smoothly gradate into one another. Artist’s signature in yellow to lower right corner. Presented on stretched canvas without frame.
Clintel Steed grew up in a predominantly African American and Pentecostal community, this is an evident influence to his paintings. His work is a personal dialogue with African American culture, contemporary politics, and the Biblical struggle between good and evil. Much of his work is rendered in a thick impasto technique featuring expressionistic brushstrokes loosely applied throughout his compositions. He acquired his formal artistic training at the Art Institute of Chicago receiving a BFA in 1999 and his MFA from Indiana University in 2001. During his artistic career, he presented his work in multiple locations including the Indiana University Art Museum, New York Studio School and the National Academy of Design, among others.
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Condition
- wear to edges of canvas; minor rips to canvas corners; patch to back of canvas.
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Item #
17MOR063-073
