Justin Orvis Steimer
cave paintings of a homo galactian

The series of paintings on boat sails, the cave paintings of a homo galactian continues Steimer’s exploration of the spirit, translating energy into an ever-evolving vocabulary. In the words of Piet Mondrian, “the artist is essentially a channel” – to the divine.

“This football eyeball shape is something that has come up in the past in my work. One thing I’ve tried to focus on recently is this idea of simplifying things in an effort to try to understand it. So, the process now is that I pick a specific idea and then focus on that idea in my work.” – Justin Orvis Steimer

Installation at Catinca Tabacaru, New York, 2016

knew beginnings, 2016, pure pigment, acrylic and ink on boat sail, 68 × 52 in

aiya, 2016, pure pigment, oil, acrylic, ink and chocolate on cotton bed sheet, 33 × 28 in

union square (7.4.16.44.16), 2016, pure pigment, acrylic and ink on boat sail, 50 × 84 in

in, out and around (thank you bucky), 2016, pure pigment, acrylic and ink on boat sail, 42 × 42 in

summer solstice, 2016, pure pigment, acrylic and ink on boat sail, 68 × 52 in

y why eye, 2016, pure pigment, oil, acrylic and ink on 1940’s boat sail, 22 × 20 in

The small painting that gave way to the “eyeball paintings”

i used to draw birds when i was a kid, 2016, pure pigment, oil, acrylic and ink on 1940’s boat sail, 20 × 16 in