THE ART AND FILM OF STEPHEN QUICK
art of stephen quick

The Art and Film of

STEPHEN QUICK

On the site you will find a wide range of original art work for sale by Stephen Quick. Along with information on the short films of Stephen Quick.

Stephen Richard Quick (BA) has been a commercial artist for 10 years and exhibits across the South West of the UK. His work for the last four years has been primarily as a filmmaker, so these current paintings reflect an obsession with films, comics and directors

On My Films

"Many of the skills I use as a painter, I use in film, however, film, for me, is less about thinking and more about feeling. Film has one major advantage to me over other mediums: you can construct a strong narrative, that can be immediate and clear to the audience, be it a story or a concept. I have always viewed my films as a writer's film, concepts and structure come from words, even if they don't exist in the final cut: everything starts off as a story"

On My Paintings

"We live in a world where everything including our dreams are dictated by the media and the celebrities. With my pop art I embrace the materialistic nature of our heroes and icons, who we idolize and sometimes even define who we are."

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WHAT WILL YOU FIND ON SPLINTERED STUDIOS
At Splintered Studios you will find Original art work by artist Stephen Quick, Pop Art painting reflecting contemporary culture, Film, TV, Music and Sports. Abstract and Semi abstract paintings, Comic book painting, Nudes and Beautiful people along with what Stephen Quick is becoming famed for 'The Banana Manifesto' paintings, and more.
POP ART
What is pop art? As Andy Warhol said "Its about liking things".Pop art is a style which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture (such as films, comic strips or popular foods). These paintings either define us as a person, or define a place or feeling. On Splintered Studios you can find a massive selection on Pop Art paintings that take inspiration from today's culture. Film - paintings of Star Wars, James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, Lord Of The Rings, Pulp Fiction and many more along with director painting of Hitchcock, Kubrick, Jackson and Burton. TV - paintings of classic shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, My So Called Life and Lost. Music - paintings of some of my music heroes, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Hope Sandoval, Bon Jovi and many many more. In addition to these famous people and images Stephen Quick has a collection of pop art based on Comic books, especially Marvel, paintings include Wolverine, The X-Men, Spider-Man, Catwoman, Black Cat, The Phoenix and Ghost Rider.
ABSTRACT & SEMI-ABSTRACT
Curtis Verdum said "Abstract art isn't simply a lack of realism. It's rather a heightened depiction of what an object really is."Abstract is a style of painting in which non-representational lines, colours, shapes and forms replace accurate visual depictions of objects, landscapes and figures. The subject is often stylised, blurred, repeated or broken down into basic forms so that it becomes unrecognizable. Intangible subjects such as thoughts, emotions and time are often expressed in abstract form. Stephen Quick has a small number of abstract painting for sale, based on the anger of colours and colour theory,a long with some abstract pop art hybrid painting based on film and music icons.
NUDES
Chazal said "The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings". Or how Jean Kerr puts it "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want—an adorable pancreas?” To me there is nothing more beautiful than the human form, and my paintings are a voyeuristic look into the beauty and the fragility of this. There is a wide selection of nudes and voyeuristic paintings in the gallery.
BANANANA MANIFESTO
The "Banana Manifesto" is basically an art gag; a post modern take on post modern ideals. I take overused cultural images, mainly what I call "Athena Art", and given these images a new lease of life. The images chosen are ones that are so overused that we no longer look at them, we know what they are, very much in the same way we do not need to read a coke can or a McDonalds sign to know what it is. By adding a Warhol banana, these images takes on new meanings and make the viewer re-evaluate the subjects in question. The Bananas in some cases work as a social commentary (guns replaced by bananas) or make a comment on the person or character in the painting (the banana acting as an innuendo for Audrey Hepburn), they can also act to reveal new contextual meanings, all hoping to bring a giggle or a smile from the viewer.

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Last Updated - 1st May 2008

 

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