Stephen Basso Art
American, b. 1953
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought provoking fables. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination wry wit and fearless color. Mr. Basso's works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprised delight and consternation, A Brooklyn native much of Basso's art has been inspired by travel to Jamaica Puerto Rico and in particular Mexico blended with is urban New York experience.
By in large Basso is self taught ( after initially attending the School of Visual Arts for illustration he came to the conclusion painting was more engaging ) Seeking emotional honesty he has looked to the work of several mentors notably Max Beckmann Willem de Kooning Goya Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder to name a few...artists that speak to the human condition
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Artist: Stephen Basso
Mrs. K and Cherrybomb, colorful sleeping woman and red parrot
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moon Bathers festive colorful green Coney island beach denizens women humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas heavy duty stretchers framing not required signed and dated on reverse
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fearless color. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives. Mr. Basso’s works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful, yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprise, delight, and consternation.
.) Seeking emotional honesty, he looked to the work of several "mentors": Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem de Kooning , Philip Guston , Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder...
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Visitation man, bird, spiritual theme warm colors interior space
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned suitable for framing under glass.
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
Red Handbags strong red colors older female figure interior subject handbags
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper framing under glass required
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Dust Collector religious theme female figure ceremonial objects, bright reds
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretcher reference to Hatian vessels named govi containing souls of the departed
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Moving Day still life vegetables humorous undertones strong bright color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this painting is oil on boars framed it is part of a series of still life paintings which the artist refers to as Restless Still Life because in his words "fruits and vegetables have...
Category
2010s Contemporary Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Board, ABS
white mink, oil painting of urban scene, w snow, music reference in shadow
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portland Crawl still life lobster wine bottles dark new england color surreal
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas ..it has a rough sandy texture . light duty stretchers suitable for framing. The artist had passed by a store window in Portland Maine and observed these fragmented whi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aggressive Reflection, dreamlike still life female form expressive
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Platinum
Off Broadway multi figurative purple colors dancers women in gowns
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a recent painting signed and dated on reverse
oil on stretched linen canvas heavy duty wooden stretchers framing recommended but not necessary.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Linen
Mad Hatters bright colorful fashionable ladies humorous view
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on
cradled wooden board signed and dated on reverse contemporary figurative expressionism
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Shoe repairman, colorful, character
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
Rapunzel by the Sea, fairy tale narrative, colorful whimsical fantasy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rapunzel figure narrative, colorful
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical w...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silent Fragrance female bust sculpture assorted chrysanthemum flower bouquet.
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Silent Song stone female bust with singing bird empty cage dark and light colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on sanded toned paper suitable for framing under glass
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Velvet Ensemble group of female performers hot red and soft yellow color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned paper signed and dated on bottom left. Part of a series of music themes by the artist
Reminiscent of Botero and Diego Rivera
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephe...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Lucky Cat Lady colorful seated woman w six live kittens and chinese lucky cat
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large scale pastel on toned archival paper is suitable for framing under glass to protect the soft pastel medium . It is signed and dated on the bottom left corner. The subject ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Music Scale, Bright colors, Musical instruments violin bass male female figures
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Handbag Twist single female figure with handbags humorous theme soft colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned archival sanded paper with border suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated on bottom left hand corner
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Masked Woman soft green and black colors touch of crimson
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on toned archival paper signed on bottom left. It depicts a masked Woman in a courtyard during a masquerade event. Note the jeweled necklace and scar on her upp...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Figure in White. Seated while suited male Figure on couch black and white tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a soft pastel on archival black toned paper signed and dated by the artist on the bottom right corner. This work requires framing under glass for long term preservation.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
the waiting room, colorful narrative w 4 women and a little boy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large scale colorful Oil on canvas narrative painting of little boy surrounded by four ethnically diverse women in formal evening gowns.
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tower of Glamour fanciful still life hats mirror and colorful sunglasses
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pastel is part of an ongoing series referred to restless still life in which the artist embodies inanimate objects with a life of their own. It is signed and dated on the bottom...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
erotica al fresco, narrative architectural fantasy w female nudes
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paperABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive wi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
South Brooklyn Lion Tamer female figure with stone lions soft red background
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint on wood .the surface has been primed with gesso mixed with an acrylic like pumice to give the surface a textured look. Colorful, Signed on reverse.
Category
2010s Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Strongman and Fire eater circus, coney island influences colorful carnival
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board mounted on a wooden frame suitable for immediate hanging. The board has been primed with an acrylic pumice gel giving the surface a rough texture visible from the photo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Brass
Acquisition female figure with bird sculpture warm earth tones flash of red
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen canvas signed and dated on reverse
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
COLD SNAP seated female figure on subway cool blue winter tones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on plywood signed on reverse. There is a rough texture to the surface of the painting a technique used by the artist on many of his wood paintings.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Tower of Glamour. Still life bright colors hats sunglasses and mirror subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper suitable for framing.
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Lady Red Rose female half length profile portrait warm soft soothing color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is oil paint on linen canvas mounted on wood framed in a reddish brown color frame
Signed on reverse
Category
2010s Romantic Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Onyx blue tone and black female nude sculptural qualities
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early experimental work by the artist it combines a loosely painted head combined with a hard sculptural body.
Category
1980s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
valentine cat, colorful greens, plants, interior by window
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early work - Mixed media on board
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with bound...
Category
1990s Fauvist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Cupid Under Construction valentine hearts cupid mythology humorous overtones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
the egg farmer, fantasy man among ostriches
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
2010s Surrealist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
rare birds, man with hands raised, colorful pastel humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on paper, anthropomorphic variety of birds
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. Hi...
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Warm Reflections Florida theme water pool exterior warm colors tranquil theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretchers framing recommended but not necessary. signed on reverse
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
The Lonely Romantic strong red colors humorous theme flowers tattoos
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on cradled wood board framing not necessary
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Gravesend urban kitchen interior brooklyn subject elderly female subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper mounted on acid free archival board protected in clear bag sleeve. overall size measures 40 x 32 in. permanent framing is recommen...
Category
2010s Folk Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel
head study black and white with green overtones black female subject
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
head study on black toned strathmore paper signed black female portrait with pearl necklace
Category
2010s American Modern Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
Sarasota Lady female figure with handbag light colors Florida interior
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
part of a series of women with handbags signed on reverse
Category
2010s Feminist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Twilight narrative pastel painting bright color beach scene couples
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned paper .
This work is mounted on archival foam board with clear plastic to protect surface. Framing under glass is recommended
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Ms. Violet and the Kaiser people and their pets human condition purple colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas unframed signed on reverse part of an ongoing series of people relationships with their pets
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil
Cupid's Last Stand bold color valentine theme dark humor hearts and cherubs
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on heavyweight toned paper framed under glass in floater fashion cherry wood frame wired and ready to display
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels an...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Slings and Arrows, cupids hearts night forest love valentine battle theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas on heavy duty wooden stretchers framing not required. part of recent valentine works with upcoming day in mind
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Color Pencil, Canvas
Cupid Under Construction valentine hearts quasi romantic theme strong red colors
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas heavy duty stretcher framing recommended but not required . painting part of a series of narrow vertical canvases depicting totem like stories
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Step...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Big Hearted Women bright colors valentine heart love theme large light humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on heavyweight toned paper part of series on valentine theme paintings and pasted. framing under glass or plexiglass required
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Wax
Dogwalker ... humans and animals urban setting humor strong design and color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on cradled wood panel
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Smokestack, bright color masks urban setting romantic realism
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
The Slippery Crustacean, humorous, bright color oil painting of boy and lobster
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fear...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sheet Music, whimsical, surrealist colorful pastel on paper
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Music theme, nude figures, abstract composition
Pastel on paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...
Category
2010s Stephen Basso Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
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