{"title":"Steven Curtis's Gallery","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"art-emerge-artist-profile\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Steven Curtis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen is Steven Curtis of the Madison area in Wisconsin. I didn't grow up here, but it's a great place to land. I grew up in the flat lands of the center of Illiniois, dominated by pollen from corn, beans, and dust. It was good for the imagination. I was an artist from childhood, and started work in photography in my early 20s, culminating in a degree in Film, and have managed a videography business. Central to all of these was composition. In cinema, it's known as \"mise-en-scene\", or arrangement. The challenge of that is that cinema moves, and has sound. It is multi-disciplinary. I have rerturned now later in life to the more pure forms of art in still representations, working in oil paints, primarily on wood panels. It was the wood panel that allowed me to finally conquer oil painting, as previous to 2013 I had never had success with it. The smooth surface of the wood panel allowed m...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy artist adventure is deeply rooted in the capture and preservation of beauty. This is a controversial point however since “beauty is fleeting”, but it’s also been posited that “beauty will save the world”. Not to mention that it is highly subjective, or so it seems. So I spend time searching out images and recreating beauty as I find it. That in turn has shaped my vision and stretched me personally in ways unexpected. There are many photos, both by others and myself, that have already done that work for me, and come “pre-packaged” as balanced works of art, and these are “finds” for me, a sig...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stephenarts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWebsite\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stphnmcurtis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StphnArts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFacebook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse available works below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"night-vision","title":"Night Vision","description":"26 X 36 IN.\r\nA 20 X 30 IN. OIL ON WOOD PANEL PAINTING MOUNTED IN A CUSTOM DESIGNED WOOD FRAME 26 X 36 IN. TOTAL.\r\nAlways fascinated with nature, and the intricate details of animals, I challenged myself on this one, as it was a bit more difficult than others I’ve attempted.  Going larger is one way to be able to include details that are otherwise elusive.  That paid off here. \r\nThe frame, however, is another effort worth mentioning, in that it was inspired by the subject, and completely original in concept.  Those marks, made by a grinder, are like claw marks, almost as if the owl was attempting to leave the painting.  I enjoyed making this one, and very proud of the result.","brand":"Steven Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479747457255,"sku":"ART-1786760156418","price":3685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0438\/8087\/4152\/files\/artwork_bc2144c2-fb55-4194-a290-b0a6d5fa2254_1.jpg?v=1786760159"},{"product_id":"walter-s-windows","title":"Walter’s Windows","description":"14 X 32 X 2 IN.\r\nDIPTYCH (2 PANELS) IN AN ANTIQUE WINDOW FRAME. OIL ON WOOD PANELS.\r\nA depiction of the TV character Walter White of Breaking Bad, this gaze looks in on us with a kind of looming desire, like outside looking in. This is in a realism style while also taking liberty with the form and cropping in on just the eyes for emphasis. It’s a type of voyeurism with a heavy dose of anticipation. It partners somewhat with one of my earlier paintings titled, “We Need to Meet”.","brand":"Steven Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479762563303,"sku":"ART-1786762036480","price":2722.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0438\/8087\/4152\/files\/artwork_4fe3f7f1-1f5b-4016-a8b1-859b0e0b1868_1.jpg?v=1786762042"},{"product_id":"tea-by-a-lake","title":"Tea by a Lake","description":"27 X 15 X 1.5 IN.\r\nOIL PAINTING ON WOOD PANEL. GALLERY WRAPPED EDGES, PAINTED BLACK.\r\n\r\nNature is refreshing. Looks like hot tea on a cool morning in Wisconsin with an overcast sky. The brilliant white haze of light comes from everywhere when it’s like this. You can almost go snowblind with no snow. Pretty sure my camp experiences led me to do this one.","brand":"Steven Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479776948455,"sku":"ART-1786762919681","price":935.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0438\/8087\/4152\/files\/artwork_8007929e-d82b-457e-ad34-2aac1d4da007_1.jpg?v=1786762922"}],"url":"https:\/\/artemerge.org\/en-jp\/collections\/artist-steven-curtis.oembed","provider":"Art Emerge Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}