Original Artwork
Steve De Saas
/Slawek Jan Wisniewski/
Art Studio
STUDIO-DE-SAAS
New painting
Paintings by De-Saas
(S.J Wisniewski)
"Thasos" oil on canvas 36x36in
I primarily work in oil paint on canvas. I bought the first tube with oil color when I was 7 years old. It was the price of 20 lollipops but I could not resist not to buy it. Since then the creativity never stopped.
In my recent works I want to show the passing time but also the persistence of human life, as the long history of humanity will continue where we are the successors of and through history.
Slawek J. Wisniewski- Steven De-Saas
Polish born, American artist, living in Southern California, Los Angeles area.
M.D. Diploma from Poland, self-taught artist, however always involved in creative arts mostly presented as oil painting on canvas. First shows in 1980-s ,Honorata Gallery -Lodz-/Poland/.
Succesfully showed his art in ARSG Art Rental and Sales Gallery-Los Angeles County Museum of Art and affiliated with this gallery for five years. In later years, showing works in galleries of L.A. area. Then for few years working with group of NOHO-artists called EVA. Painting mostly surrealism, trompe l'oeil still lifes then working on series of paintings showing expressions of Los Angeles.
In years 2012 to 2014 I was working on series of paintings that show the escape from technical reproduction of reality.The major factor triggering conceptions of the series was City of Los Angeles, with many variations of the meaning. The plan was to make invisible to be seen, bringing the unconscious process as far as possible.
The colors in my paintings are treated as translation of the feelings, the intentional illusion in my interpretation of the city. There are also added some lines of poetry as a semantic unavoidable part to fulfill the expressions.
For some time, starting 2021 -I was working on series of paintings with use of original Yves Klein Blue (International Klein Blue) color./Bleu Outremer 1311/because of it's extremely vivid color.
In my recent works I want to show the passing time but also the continuity of human life, as the long history of humanity will continue where we are the successors of and through history. I use also scribbles, as automatic form , intuitive and emotional ,non-linguistic visual signs to display reference to landscape or semiotic expression of thoughts. There are also some lines of poetry chosen from both ancient and modern poems written across the paintings that I chose as complementary addition to transfer the feelings onto the canvas, building a deeper connection with the viewer. .
In May 2023 work included (Malibu- oil on canvas) in Art Show of Zwiazek Artystow Plastykow Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej in Poland.
In September/October 2023 group show in Vienna Woods Gallery-Los Angeles.
Brewery Artwalk -October 2024 and Brewery Artwalk May 2025, Los Angeles, Culver City Art Festival-October 2025.
In previous years paintings presented in shows- Art Walk Venice Beach ,Ca., Barnsdall Art Park-Hollywood/Honorable mention/,Gallery Vis-à-vis-Redondo Beach, Bar One Club on Sunset in Hollywood, Cody Gallery -Los Olivos, Laguna Art Museum, Lancaster Art Museum.
Member-Professional Artists Association U.S.A.
Member-Zwiazek Artystow Plastykow Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej- /Poland/
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