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Stephen BezasTHE ESSENCE OF EXISTENCE2024
2024
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2024
Acrylic on canvas, 4 panels
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm), overall
Each panel signed, titled, and dated, verso
This quadriptych against a warm grey background featuring “am,” “be,” “is,” and “do” in an off-white text offers a profound exploration of the human condition. The contrast between the muted background and the words draws viewers into a deep reflection on self-awareness and identity, as seen in “am,” broadening to the essence of existence with “be.” This visual and thematic transition encourages a contemplation of personal being and its harmony or contrast with the surrounding world.
As the narrative progresses to “is” and “do,” the focus shifts to the external—how we perceive reality and are perceived in turn, and how existence is actualized through action. This quadriptych serves not just as art but as a philosophical journey, inviting meditation on the multifaceted nature of living.
- Creator:Stephen Bezas (1949, American)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1185214217462
Born and raised in New York City. He attended the High School of Art and Design and then the School of Visual Arts where he greatly admired and was influenced by artist Chuck Close, first as a student of Close’s and later as a friend. A neo-pointillist, Bezas is inspired by historically important pointillist artists such as Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. Bezas’ distinctive trademark is the vertical and horizontal stacks of dots contained within a grid, which he sometimes places on a diagonal. Another distinct narrative of his art is the alternating dot pattern achieved by the smaller grids within larger ones and the two alternating dot sizes. He has created a contemporary hybrid using his design sensibilities, photography and painting talents, blurring the lines among the three. The dots in his art interrelate and culminate into something that’s larger than the sum of its parts. The viewer is utterly transfixed to realize that the work is created from a mélange of meticulously placed dots of varying sizes into an underlying grid in an artistic, mathematical process, whereby the actual composition comes alive with exciting recognition.
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