Artist Statement
Stewart Siskind has been intrigued by the elements of printed matter ever since he worked as an art director in New York City. His love of the medium has inspired him to breathe new life and meaning into discarded material by creating collages from torn paper that resonate with bold graphic structures and subtle psychological undercurrents.
Inspired by design, fashion and architecture, each collage is hand crafted with printed paper and infinite precision. Found materials recycled into compositions creating a lively exchange with new dimensions. Shapes and patterns emerge like puzzle pieces arranged to create encounters between figure and ground.
The juxtapositions of disparate elements create a parallel tension that is both amusing and disturbing.
Siskind's black and white photographs are inspired by travel to Italy, his collage work and study of photography. The artist uses his photography as a key element when doing digital collage. His use of framing and fascination with texture lend themselves well to final photographs rich in tone and composition.
Stewart Siskind earned a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and did postgraduate studies in design and color theory at New York University and Parsons School of Design. Siskind's work has received numerous awards for art direction and design and has been published in several professional journals. Two posters the artist designed are in the permanent collection of The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
A native of Brooklyn, Siskind currently lives and works in Manhattan and is constantly inspired everywhere in New York City.
Solo Exhibition
2024 Stewart Siskind: Found Art / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2020 Stewart Siskind: Inside Out / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Stewart Siskind: Systems / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
Select Group Exhibitions
2024 #CollageNow 2024 / Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2024 Fracture / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Small Works Show 2023 / Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Friends + Family, Too / Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
2023 LIC @ Atlantic 2023 / Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Break of Day, Edge of Night / The Painting Center, New York, NY
2022 Nocturne / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2021 New York, New Space / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Spring LIC Artists Show / Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Post Invisible / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2021 #Collage Biennial / Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2021 Shades of Black and White / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Art From the Boros VIII / Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2020 5 Artists: A Turning Point / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2020 Art from the Boros VII / Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2020 50th Anniversary Exhibition / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Prince Street Artists / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2019 #CollageNow / Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2018 Carefully Out of Nowhere / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Members Show / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Small Works Invitational: Works on Paper / Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Small Works Invitational: Works on Paper / Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2016 4 New Members Show / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Summer: Gallery & Guest Artists / Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Beyond Words II / Sloan Kettering Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Light in the Darkness / Sloan Kettering Gallery, New York, NY
Education
1977 BFA Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
To see additional work: stewartsiskind.com, @siskindartdesign, princestreetgallery.com