Stephen Pusey facts for kids
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Stephen Pusey
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2019 Seoul, S. Korea
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| Born | 24 June 1952 |
| Nationality | Irish, British |
| Education | Saint Martins School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Stephen Pusey, born in 1952, is an artist who lives in New York City. He has Irish and British family roots. Stephen is famous for his Abstract art. This is art that doesn't show real-life things, but uses shapes, colors, and lines. He also used to paint large murals (big wall paintings) in London, UK. These murals often showed people and everyday life.
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Early Life and Art School
Stephen Pusey was born on June 24, 1952. He studied painting at the Saint Martins School of Art in London, UK. He finished his studies there in 1975.
His Artistic Journey
From 1977 to 1982, Stephen Pusey painted huge outdoor murals. These were painted on the outside walls of buildings. Two of his most famous murals are the Covent Garden, Earlham Street mural from 1977, and Children at Play on the Brixton Academy in 1982.
His first solo art show in the USA was in 1986. It was held at the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center. After this show, he moved to New York City for good.
Exploring Digital Art
In the years that followed, Pusey tried new things with his art. He experimented with digital media, which means using computers to create art. He also explored Net Art, which is art made for the internet. Besides these new areas, he kept painting, drawing, and making sculptures. His art often mixed flowing, writing-like lines (called calligraphic gestures). These lines could look like real things or become completely abstract.
In 1994, he started an online art and discussion website called Plexus. He created this with a curator named Yu Yeon Kim. A curator is someone who organizes art shows. Together, they put together an exhibition called "Omnizone, Perspectives in Mapping Digital Culture" in 1997. Stephen Pusey was also a founding member of the Foundation for Digital Culture in 1996.
Paintings and Exhibitions
While he was exploring digital art, Pusey continued to show his paintings. He exhibited them in New York City and around the world. In 2008, an art critic named Robert C. Morgan wrote about Pusey's paintings. He said the paintings make you feel like you are looking into the universe. They create a special kind of space that makes you think.
In 2019, the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea asked Stephen Pusey to create a large mural. It was a five-part mural for the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo District, Seoul. In 2021, another art critic, John Yau, reviewed one of Pusey's solo exhibitions. He wrote that Pusey's art uses many different marks and lines. He said that Pusey's flowing marks are where writing and drawing become the same thing.
