Michael Steele at Gorker Gallery This Thursday
Michael Steele’s mixed media pop surrealist cluster paintings convey personal and culturally based themes. These themes are explored by sourcing and combining visual icons from the artist’s generation, referencing the development of computer game culture, the internet phenomenon, the evolution of a multicultural consumer society, advertising and the emergence of graffiti art.
By fusing recognizable visual elements together in random composition, the works engage the viewer to respond to each combination. The works are rich in communication, obvious and hidden messages lie within each explosion of visual stimulus to interpret.
