William Steiger
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William SteigerHanging Train, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue16 x 20 inchesView More Details
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William Steiger600 Ft in Length, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue16 x 20 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerAtlanta Flyover, 2020collage of found & cut paper, vintage map, gouache, glue9 x 12 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerAtlantic Signals, 2020collage of found & cut paper, vintage map, gouache, glue12 x 9 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerGasometer, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue20 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerHanging Train, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue16 x 20 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerLockgate, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue16 x 20 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerSagittarius, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue8 x 10 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerThe Mill, 2020collage of found & cut paper, gouache, glue8 x 10 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerWheat Pool #13, 2010oil on linen20 x 30 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerGrain Growers #2, 2008-2010oil on linen40 x 60 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerDragon Coaster, 2008oil on linen12 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerGondola Wheel, 2008oil on linen12 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerMeandering, 2008oil on linen12 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerElectric Signal, 2005oil on linen20 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerTramway, 2005oil on canvas60 x 48 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerWonderwheel 05, 2005oil on linen20 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerElevator V, 2004-2005oil on canvas60 x 48 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerParachute Jump, 2004oil on canvas30 x 45 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerStatefair, 2004oil on linen20 x 16 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerParachute Drop 7/25, 2002etching and aquatint on paper26.5 x 22.5 inchesView More Details
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William SteigerTunnel, 2002etching and aquatint on paper26.5 x 22.5 inchesView More Details
Steiger's signature oil on canvas paintings of the American landscape and it's familiar icons such as ferris wheels, grain elevators and trains, are minimalist meditations on line and negative space. He begins with the familiar: icons of the American landscape including grain elevators, tramways, trains, machines, roller coasters and Ferris wheels. The recognizable subject matter is then transformed, often more by what is omitted than by what is left in. Imagery becomes abstract and reductive yet the seemingly simpler compositions ultimately communicate more through their sparing directness. Limitless space implies endless narrative wherein forms rise from, and meld into, the landscape. "William Steiger’s paintings allow his imagination and our collective memory to merge to shape “reality.” Steiger’s subjects are bridges, towering structures, and flying machines from the first half of the 20th century. He often paints these magnificent constructions that once epitomized progress and technology, as well as landscapes from an aerial perspective."- Hitomi Iwasaki, Associate Curator Queens Museum of Art, May 2002.
William Steiger studied art at the University of California, Santa Cruz and was a 1989 graduate of the MFA program at Yale University. He is the recipient of numerous grants, fellowships and awards and his work is included in countless private, public and corporate collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. Beginning in 2004, he added printmaker to his resume, working with Pace Prints and the Dieu Donné Papermill. Over 35 solo shows have been mounted internationally, and in 2011 Hudson Hills Press published a monograph of his work, featuring more than 200 images and essays by 13 contributing writers. Steiger currently lives and works in New York City.
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William Steiger in Juxtapoz Magazine
courtesy Margaret Thatcher Projects, Juxtapoz, February 3, 2015 -
William Steiger in the PARIS REVIEW
Dan Piepenbring, The Paris Review, January 29, 2015 -
William Steiger in ArtLog
Matt Fisher, ArtLog, March 9, 2011 -
William Steiger in the Chicago Sun Times
Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun Times, June 29, 2007