Lower East Side
New York, NY
CV
Education
2009-Current
Queens College
Queens, New York
MFA | Painting
2008
Cooper Union
New York, New York
Continuing Education
2002-2005
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
BFA | Painting
Awards
2008 | POV Gallery Print Contest Winner
2005 | Undergraduate Art League Juried Show Award
2005 | Robert Glidden Presidential Purchase Award
2004 | College of Fine Arts Yearly Scholarship
2004 | Provost Undergraduate Art Research Grant
Group Exhibitions
2009 | Top Show, The Puffin Room, 435 Broome St, New York, NY
2009 | Old School, Jack The Pelican Presents, 487 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, NY
2008 | Walk-ins Welcome, Umbrella Arts, 317 E 9th St, New York, NY
His deconstruction of comic books through his devout appreciation for the source material is evident in much of his work. His line style is erratic, moving as much as he has traveled, before settling in a position poised to dart again. His reinterpretations of popular culture embraces the memories forced upon us through marketing and seeks to play with the emotions and principles those images envoke despite the nostalgia.
2008 | http://zforzombies.blogspot.com
I love the color and texture of William's work. There is an intensity w/ a raw, sexual undercurrent that is especially nice. His comic flesh grouping is my favorite, hands down. The presence of bright color is just right. Nice balance. William was heavily influenced by graffiti growing up, which later evolved into a passion for pop and contemporary art. I am continually excited by artists who have started out on the street w/ no reference of graffiti in their current work. It's refreshing, dynamic and different. Not to mention, considering how popular graffiti and street art are in today's atmosphere, above all bold.
2008 | http://www.myloveforyou.typepad.com/
I'm ridiculously excited to finally share with you the work of the William Steinman. His work is finally done being photographed, and after a day of being banished to my computer until it was done, we're launching his portfolio site at WilliamSteinman.com. Shown here are my 3 favorite pieces. Because I didn't want to butcher the mans thoughts on his work with my own words, I told him to share them with you himself:
"I make work about advertising I find in 1980's circa comic books. It began with finding and altering comic book ads I would remember as a kid. Then moving away from painting and more into collage and printmaking, I began working more specifically in two areas."
One with photographed faces of men in sunglasses. Odd when you first hear it, but it became very obvious to me right away in my searching, that i would be able to find many images of the style. These male gazes invoking a sense of paranoia and at the same time changes each appropriated image.
The other series, The Red works are all collages of red muscle, skin and hair for comic book super heroes. I chose this banal part of each super hero for its exaggeration when blown up and for the way the illustrator always paid less attention to its details.
I live in the Lower East Side and i am in love with Kathleen Miss."
2008 | http://forme-foryou.com