exhibition
Topstitch Show
The exhibition at Topstitch was a lot of fun and well attended.
It opened on First Friday in Philly and was mentioned in an article about the night in the City Paper. I’m very proud of the show. I took a few risks: painting in a new style, trying to portray an abstract idea with realistic figures, and getting it all done in three months with everything else I had going on. I currently don’t have any future shows scheduled so if you want to see my work in person, stop by the Topstitch Boutique 54 N. 3rd St Philadelphia PA 19106.
In addition to the paintings, prints of all the works are available for $20 each. You can buy them at Topstitch or contact me here.
First some pictures from the night before of the paintings on the wall.
Photos from opening night. Great crowd. Try and guess which one’s my dad.
Don’t ask me who’s the guy in the last picture. Well, you can ask me, but I don’t know.
If you haven’t seen them before, here’s the paintings from the show.
Fluid Beauty: Streams of Consciousness a solo exhibition 8/6 – 9/30 by Steve Cleff at Topstitch Boutique
My next solo exhibition will be at the Topstitch Boutique, 54 N 3rd St (near Market) Philadelphia PA, 19106.
Opening reception on 8/6. Show will be up all through August and all through September. Stop by Tues – Sat: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
About Fluid Beauty: Streams of Consciousness
There’s a freedom that comes with being underwater
that is unlike anything else we experience.
Being unburdened from the limitations of our typical physical
experience allows thought to become action.
It allows our bodies to mimic our minds when we’re alone in our
heads, where our thoughts can go in any direction,
where one moment naturally flows into the next until
we find ourselves
somewhere we didn’t plan to be.
A stream of consciousness.
it’s these times when we are connected
to a reality that is limited only by
our imagination.
I thought it would be interesting to try to
capture these types of thoughts in images.
The poses and colors and jewelry* have specific meaning and inspiration,
but these images aren’t meant to be representations of those ideas.
This series of paintings is highly dependent on your interpretation.
I hope the longer you look at these images the more you learn about your thoughts
and stream of consciousness and connect to your own limitless imagination.
Or, at the very least, you find them pleasing to look at.
*The jewelry in the images comes from the artists who contribute to the Topstitch Boutique, a special place in Philly PA that’s very feminine and exists only because of the imagination of its owners and the other artists who contribute their skill and vision.