Stephen McKenzie |
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Stephen McKenzie’s prints are bold and imaginative. Western pop-culture and ethnic imagery co-exist comfortably in his work. As in his acclaimed 2005 art installation at Newark Open Doors, McKenzie’s artwork frequently exhibits pacifist themes and yet many pieces hint at his mellow humor.
BIOGRAPHY
Originally from the Midwest, Stephen McKenzie arrived in the Eastern United States by way of Rome, Italy, where he studied for one year as a graduate student through the Temple University, Tyler School of Art Abroad Program. Upon returning to the States, he moved to Philadelphia where he lived for one year earning what he calls “life graduate credits” as a cab driver. He completed his graduate studied for his MFA at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, NJ. During that time, he focused on drawing and printmaking, taking courses with Judith Brodsky and Leon Golub – each influential within their field of art. Since graduation in 1984, he has continued to work in both printmaking and drawing, using a variety of media.
The monotypes pictured here are part of McKenzie’s Alien Beings of Uncertain Origin series. A monotype is a single print pulled from a glass or metal plate on which ink or paint has been applied. The image can be transferred to paper by hand rubbing or with a press. A monotype remains a one-of-a-kind print because it contains no repeatable matrix in the image from which a perfect identical second impression can be made. |
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