interiors 1, 2024, oil on canvas, 50x50cm (sold)

interiors 2, 2024, oil on canvas, 150x110cm

interiors 3, 2024, oil on canvas, 150x110cm

interiors 4, 2024, oil on canvas, 50x50cm

interiors 5, 2024, oil on canvas, 150x200cm

interiors 6, 2024, oil on canvas, 150x97cm

interiors 7, 2024, oil on canvas, 110x110cm

interiors 8, 2024, oil on canvas, 102x102cm

interiors 9, 2024, oil on canvas, 50x50cm

interiors 10, 2024, oil on canvas, 50x50cm

LEWIS steve

Statement

Steve Lewis - surreal figurative rays of light

The painted series entitled "Interior Series" delve into the imaginative realm of an AI painting studio/exhibition space. These interiors are creative havens adorned with paintings and objects. Figures, objects, and spaces blend and diverge, blurring the lines between creator and creation. Viewers are transported to a realm reminiscent of dreamlike states, prompting introspection on perception, comprehension, and belief.

Visual references created with AI text-to-image generators, influence the composition, color palette, and forms within the artwork. Text prompts were used to solicit predictions of successful yet-to-be-created figurative paintings by future artists collaborating with AI, to be showcased in prestigious NYC galleries. Results present figures intertwined with the art, challenging traditional notions of authorship and artistic creation. This exploration raises questions on the role of AI as a creative tool versus artists as conduits producing AI’s innovative works of art.

Vita

1972	born in Vineland, New Jersey, USA, he ives and works Leipzig
since 2019	Collaboration with FLOX Gallery
since 2002	Art teacher at the Leipzig International School (upper school)
since 2000	Freelance work in own studio
1998-2000	Art classes for interested high school students ('Project Enhance')
1998-1999	Assistant Professor of Art / Painting at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1997-1998	Worked in the gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1994-1997	1994-1997 Teacher / Art Instructor

EDUCATION/STUDDIES
1997-1999	Art studies at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, USA Degree: Master of Fine Arts
1990-1994	1990-1994 Studied art at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University,New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Abschluss: Bachelor of Fine Arts
1992-1993	One-year study visit to Reading University, GBR
1986-1990	Attended and graduated from Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA

Exhibitions (Solo and Group), Fairs, Biennale

SOLO EXHIBITIONS SELECTION

since 1999

Galerie FLOX, Dresden (DE) The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville (NJ, US), V & M Deutschland GmbH, Zeithain (DE), Linguarama Sprachinstitut, Leipzig(DE), The Brew House Gallery - Space 101, Pittsburgh (PA, US), Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua (NY, US), Bates Gallery, Edinboro (PA, US), Atelierhaus, Leipzig (DE), Kosmetik ART Galerie, Leipzig (DE), Kirow-Werk, Leipzig (DE), Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown (NJ, US), Stockton University, Atlantic City (NJ, US), Kunsttanker/Aterlierhaus, Leipzig (DE), Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig (DE), Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK), Leipzig (DE), Pitman Gallery & Art Center, Pitman (NJ, US), Witt Gallery, Millville (NJ, US), 5. Mediations Biennale Poznań, Poznań, (PL), Public Library, Vineland (NJ, US), OCFAL, Ocean City (NJ, US), North Gallery, Millville (NJ, US), Gallery 50, Bridgeton (NJ, US), Galerie Potemka, Leipzig (DE), Palais Reichenbach, Altenburg (DE), Bruce Gallery, Edinboro (PA, US), City-hall, Borsdorf (DE), Gallery VOR ORT OST, Leipzig (DE), Pope Galleries, Barcelona (ES), ARS AVANTI, Leipzig (DE), GalerieRieRiemann, Leipzig (DE), Lakeside Gallery, Edinboro (PA, US), Erie Art Museum, Erie (PA, US), The Baker Building, Erie (PA, US)