Jansson Stegner’s Long Stretch

January 17th, 2011 by

Jansson Stegner’s work could easily have turned into your typical figurative work but the strange elongation of the figures gives the work a bizarre psychological twist. It’s kind of a mix between Balthus and John Currin.

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  1. jane says:
    January 18, 2011 at 8:28 am

    contemporary mannerism. not bad.

  2. MP says:
    January 18, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    I feel like I went to high school with that volleyball player. Ha.

  3. Eric says:
    January 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Not bad. Interesting figures and concept, but the level of painting is not quite there yet. I think this series might be really interesting in a few years

  4. Amir says:
    January 18, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Eric,
    I’ve seen these in person and they are actually extremely well painted. They are very juicy oil paintings. You should check them out in person if you get a chance.

  5. Eric says:
    January 18, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    Amir,
    Most paintings do look quite a bit different in person than when photographed, and don’t question the talent of the artist. To me they seem well made, but they just seem to lack a bit of intangible “umph” in the photos. Maybe that just doesn’t translate well.

  6. Amir says:
    January 18, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Im wondering if anyone else has seen them in person….

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