Portrait Of Waste

A crumpled blue plastic water bottle, set against a vibrant red fur-like background, is presented within a trompe l'oeil painted gilt wood frame. This composition draws attention to human waste and its impact. By rendering the faux-gilt frame directly onto the canvas, the piece elevates the discarded object, framing it as though it belongs in a museum, challenging viewers to reconsider the value and consequences of such waste.

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STEPHEN HALL BIO
Stephen Hall, born in Scotland, is an artist who takes a traditional approach to a modern subject. Now living in New York, his work is indicative of a surging talent that has been refined over many years. Each of his paintings is composed of numerous layers, executed without any modern trickery such as digital assistance or an airbrush. The resulting lush density of color and light variation owns the viewer’s attention.
Stephen has not only been exhibiting worldwide since the early 80s, but his work also resides in corporate and private collections worldwide and has been featured in movies, music videos, and magazines. On top of this, he has also illustrated book covers for A.A. Milne, J.G. Ballard, and Russell Greenan amongst others.
Over the past several years, with specific use of color and composition, he engages the viewer inclusively. He has been more explicit in his purpose, focusing on pollution, climate change, and the ongoing endangering of fauna and flora.
He will often juxtapose the subject with its environmental setting, while adding a man-made object, or corporate product, as a symbol of our culpability.