7 min
Wowee Zowee! The World's Most Prolific Artist. Your Own Voice
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- Society & Culture
Episode 01:
Steve Keene is, perhaps, the world's most prolific artist. Over the past twenty years he’s created in excess of 250 000 paintings.
Keene obsesses over quantity. He works on 60-80 artworks at a time, surrounding himself with plywood canvas duplicates that he paints simultaneously – oftentimes across multiple works with the same dipped brush. Keene’s work is as much performance art as highbrow craft.
A College DJ in the 1990s, Steve's art draws heavy influence from music. A part of the indie scene in Charlottesville, Virginia, Steve is perhaps best known for his album cover artworks - including fan favorite Pavement album, "Wowee Zowee". That music scene guided Steve's approach to the creation and distribution of his work.
I spent a morning with Steve at his Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio, to gain an insight into his creative process.
BUY Steve Keene art: http://stevekeene.com/
BUY Pavement records: http://www.matadorrecords.com/pavement
Episode 01:
Steve Keene is, perhaps, the world's most prolific artist. Over the past twenty years he’s created in excess of 250 000 paintings.
Keene obsesses over quantity. He works on 60-80 artworks at a time, surrounding himself with plywood canvas duplicates that he paints simultaneously – oftentimes across multiple works with the same dipped brush. Keene’s work is as much performance art as highbrow craft.
A College DJ in the 1990s, Steve's art draws heavy influence from music. A part of the indie scene in Charlottesville, Virginia, Steve is perhaps best known for his album cover artworks - including fan favorite Pavement album, "Wowee Zowee". That music scene guided Steve's approach to the creation and distribution of his work.
I spent a morning with Steve at his Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio, to gain an insight into his creative process.
BUY Steve Keene art: http://stevekeene.com/
BUY Pavement records: http://www.matadorrecords.com/pavement
7 min