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Steve Sas Schwartz / sAsArT / Contemporary Painting & Sculpture

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Here we discuss all things contemporary art, and see where the conversations lead us. Some will be in lecture format, others will be with a wide range of artists exploring different practices, curators, critics, and more!

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Episodes

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast — Episode 11, The Sentinels Series

Excited to drop the 11th Episode of the Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast. In this installment I discuss my Sentinels series from 2015 - 2019. The Sentinels are about alchemical magic, using prosaic materials and converting them to something utterly different, hopefully riveting. The concept, in essence, is product lust. What makes something so desirable we crave it? What is the value of art? Why does anything beyond its utility have value? Beauty. Fun. The promise of something challenging to have. The...

Oct 07, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast — Episode 10, The Timemarker Series

The Timemarkers are shaped canvas paintings, as they say, although canvas is a stretch applied to these, I did from 1987-1993. They are actually more like relief paintings, or dioramas, but we can get into that later. These pieces were based upon my sense of inherited history, how we stand on the shoulders or are crushed by the feet of what came before us, individually and as a culture. They are industrial landscape-based, and somewhat reflect my view of Manhattan from my DUMBO, BKLYN loft circa...

Sep 13, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast — Episode 9, Wagon Wheel Mandala

Welcome to the 9th episode of the Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast (more notes from the underground). Tonight I talk about - or rather complain, ha - about the LA art scene, but then take a deep dive into my Wagon Wheel Mandala, an upgraded, intensely painted vintage wagon wheel.

Sep 05, 2023•16 min•Ep. 9

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast -- Episode 8, The NItrocels Series

Welcome to the Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast, where we discuss all things related to contemporary art. In Episode 8, I talk about what I call my Nitrocels, a cool word that describes this series of paintings and references the materials used. This may be a two-parter, but loosely, these paintings reflect my interest in natural history or what you might call the natural world, Japanese woodblocks by artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, etc., and my obsession w exploring different materials. Enjoy &am...

Aug 20, 2023

Micro-blog - Portraits of Swaziland AIDS & Civil War Orphans, 2016

a bit before covid i was fortunate enough to go to Africa and do philanthropic work w hope chest international. my role was the social media guy, but i ended up drawing portraits of swaziland aids and civil war orphans, and rwandan genocide survivors. i would draw them and give them the drawings, and in some cases it was collaborative and the kids colored them in. it was incredibly satisfying. these are from the first leg, and later went to sierra leone to draw ebola virus orphans.

Aug 14, 2023

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast -- Episode 7, The Black Holes Series

In this installment I discuss my series of figure-based paintings, the Black Holes series. These are large-scaled, textured paintings of silhouetted figures immersed in abstracted environments. Here I share my thought and development process, and the why. Please enjoy, subscribe and share! Thank you so much, Steve

Aug 04, 2023•Ep. 7

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast - Episode 5, The Soul Kitchen series.

In Episode 5 of The Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast I discuss my Soul Kitchen series. This is a conceptual / sculptural series loosely based upon the Japanese tradition of Kintsugi, where broken crockery is repaired with gold leaf, tracing the history of the break and fix. For those that don't know, I work in different genres at the same time, abstract, figurative, and conceptual. This is the conceptual leg. Hope it's interesting and provocative. Steve

Jul 20, 2023•Ep. 5

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast -- Episode 2

In this podcast I discuss my Oar pieces, which are part of the Instruments of Agency series. These are antique wooden oars striped vigorously, which I display singly or with others, leaning floor-to-wall or hung on walls, many installation options. I also cart them around to openings, museums, and walking around downtown LA. I began the 'walking staff' kinda concept after discovering this artist Andre Cadere on Instagram, who famously walked around 1970’s Paris with what he called his "round bar...

Jun 26, 2023•23 min•Ep. 2

Steve Sas Schwartz Podcast -- Episode 1

In this inaugural episode Steve introduces the podcast and explains why he's doing it, then jumps right in to discussing his current work in a compelling manner.

Jun 17, 2023•24 min•Ep. 1
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