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Steven
Peabody
Steven Peabody was born November 14, 1947 in Manhattan. He
attended The School of Visual Arts in NYC, NY. Studying with,
amongst other artists, Gil Stone. Gil Stone, introduced him
to classical layering techniques, under painting and over
painting, from the Renaissance period which had a profound
influence on the the artist’s artistic evolution.
Early influences were Dali and Roberto Matta and during the
1980’s Ed Paashe and Alex Grey. Pivotal points came
after art school when Peabody’s style developed from
classical surrealism to biomorphic surrealism with the addition
of sacred geometry. Later exploration was a study of Mandalas
which produced the “Diamond” series.
Returning to figurative work and experimenting with color
bleeds and auras, in an effort to create luminous figures,
he now works with composite figures and symbols to develop
paintings involving human and spiritual directions.
“The object of my art is to work with the creative process
using symbols of reality and fantasy to produce paintings
of transcendental thought”.
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