In this episode of Studio Sessions I talk to John Steck, Jr. about his inventive use of photography that at times references abstract expressionist painting.
About John: John earned his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2010, and is currently finishing up his MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute.
John uses photography as a versatile medium, moving between capturing images of representational scenes to producing works that resemble abstract paintings. In his showing at the Hallway Gallery last October, where I talked to him, I discovered that many of his non-representational, expressionistic photos shared a common element that tied them all together.
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Studio Sessions with John Steck, Jr. on Big Red & Shiny
Photo by John Steck, Jr.
Views of “You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours” by John Steck, Jr.
Installation view of “Sea-Coast/Sea-Ghost” by John Steck, Jr. at the Hallway Gallery in Jamaica Plain
Installation view of “Sea-Coast/Sea-Ghost” by John Steck, Jr. at the Hallway Gallery in Jamaica Plain
Page of “In My Horizon” by John Steck, Jr.
“Lumen 13,” photogram by John Steck, Jr.
“Lumen 16,” photogram by John Steck, Jr.