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About Stephen

Baltimore County

Spartana creates abstractions or surreal landscapes, where his subjects appear and then fade through spatial dimensions. The viewer is guided on a visual journey through the familiar into unfamiliar environments, layered like scrims of fabric, seamlessly transitioning between organic and inorganic elements. Similar to a dream, the work’s shifting perspectives represented by fluid environmental elements, suggests life’s shifting realities and constant change. His current research utilizes a… more

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Human Nature

A earlier body of work layering images of human figures and flowers done in analog, concentrating on strong colors and composition. The work is a complement to the macro flower paintings of artist Georgia O'Keefe. Her work was my inspiration and the beginning of the study that I'm doing today.

  • Surrounded.jpg
    Surrounded.jpg
    Soft blend of an form , hands sweeping the body encased in the flow of a petal.
  • Petel Wear.jpg
    Petel Wear.jpg
    Layered flower petal and human figure combined on analog media, so Georgia O'Keefe
  • With Wings.jpg
    With Wings.jpg
    Another of my analog images that layer flowers and figures that are a tribute to Georgia O'Keefe.
  • Iris.jpg
    Iris.jpg
    Marry a photo of an Iris with a human torso done with B&W film and polaroid color film.
  • Pirouette.jpg
    Pirouette.jpg
    Play of shapes and textures caused by using color polaroid film and infra-red B&W film.
  • Hug1.jpg
    Hug1.jpg
    C flower petal close-up forms the backdrop to a woman in a man's embrace.
  • Stillness.jpg
    Stillness.jpg
    Body floating as if in deep dream floating through space and time.
  • Flight.jpg
    Flight.jpg
    Another in a series of human figures blending with tight flower photographs.
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