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Born 1958 Bronx, New York City. Known for: Brightly colored abstract and geometric painting.
From New York City, Steve Benedetto is a painter of abstract and non-objective designs, many of them geometric and in his words, a "colision of forces---a reactive experience to elements thrown on... Read full biography
From New York City, Steve Benedetto is a painter of abstract and non-objective designs, many of them geometric and in his words, a "colision of forces---a reactive experience to elements thrown on the surface." (St. Louis) . Of his work, Sarah Schemerler wrote in a review November 2000 in Art in... Read full biography
From New York City, Steve Benedetto is a painter of abstract and non-objective designs, many of them geometric and in his words, a "colision of forces---a reactive experience to elements thrown on the surface." (St. Louis) . Of his work, Sarah Schemerler wrote in a review November 2000 in Art in America: "Steve DiBenedetto isn't afraid of much. His exuberant paintings are expressionist almost to the point of ugliness, splattered, scraped, encrusted with loyers of oily, pell-mell pigment. But... Read full biography
From New York City, Steve Benedetto is a painter of abstract and non-objective designs, many of them geometric and in his words, a "colision of forces---a reactive experience to elements thrown on the surface." (St. Louis) . Of his work, Sarah Schemerler wrote in a review November 2000 in Art in America: "Steve DiBenedetto isn't afraid of much. His exuberant paintings are expressionist almost to the point of ugliness, splattered, scraped, encrusted with loyers of oily, pell-mell pigment. But even as this 42-year-old artist (who was included in the Venice Biennale at 23) takes an anything-goes attitude toward his craft, he never lets things get out of hand.". He attended Yale University in 1979 on a fellowship for the Summer Program of... Read full biography
From New York City, Steve Benedetto is a painter of abstract and non-objective designs, many of them geometric and in his words, a "colision of forces---a reactive experience to elements thrown on the surface." (St. Louis) . Of his work, Sarah Schemerler wrote in a review November 2000 in Art in America: "Steve DiBenedetto isn't afraid of much. His exuberant paintings are expressionist almost to the point of ugliness, splattered, scraped, encrusted with loyers of oily, pell-mell pigment. But even as this 42-year-old artist (who was included in the Venice Biennale at 23) takes an anything-goes attitude toward his craft, he never lets things get out of hand.". He attended Yale University in 1979 on a fellowship for the Summer Program of Music & Art, and the next year earned a BFA at the Parsons School of Design. In 1993, he... Read full biography
Steve DiBenedetto - Artist Info
About Steve DiBenedetto: Keywords
Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Non Objective Subject
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Giverny, France
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Teacher
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Teacher
- •Parsons, The New School for Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale