ARTIST STATEMENT
I use an expressionist combination of materials to engage portraiture and cityscape through the lens of social theory, creating interpretations of the home, the subway, the street, and other complex interpersonal arenas. In my mixed media practice, rich and deliberative oil paint abuts encaustic brushstrokes that, drying in seconds, necessitate snap decisions; opposite processes existing at once. This piece, by contrast, is completely encaustic, with textural layers blurring the lines between painting and sculpture. A focus on light and shadow highlights the expressive qualities of texture and color in this medium and throughout my work.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Natalie Steigmann-Gall is a painter working at the intersection of art and social research. She graduated with her B.F.A. in painting and drawing from Ohio State University in December of 2020.
Steigmann-Gall’s work has been exhibited in five states and appears in private and corporate collections across the country. She was featured in the solo show Significant Gestures at Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio and the two-person show If I Had the Words at Established Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. Recent group shows include the 6th edition of the Every Woman Biennial in Manhattan, and the national juried show 13th Annual Figurative Drawing and Painting Exhibition at Lore Degenstein Gallery in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and currently lives and works in Queens, New York.
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