Unstraightness

by Steve Zolin

chashama 266
266 West 37th Street
(between 7th and 8th Ave)
New York, NY

January 22 - February 4, 2012

Whirling gestures infuse an installation of two and three-dimensional paintings on paper and hanging fabric. Based on a system of overlapping curved perspective, the interplay of visual layers mingle in the eye to create unique three-dimensional illusionism.

This window installation supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Installation viewable from the street:
Monday-Friday 8:30am to 6pm (Tuesdays until 8pm)
Saturdays 10am to 6pm
closed Sundays

other times available by appointment: stevezolin@hotmail.com

Artist Bio:
Born in 1972 and raised in West Orange, NJ, Steve Zolin earned his BFA cum laud at Washington University in 1994 and won an MFA Fellowship at Florida State University, graduating in 2005.  Between degrees he spent nine years in Santa Fe, New Mexico enmeshed in the art scene there.  Shortly after receiving his MFA he returned to his home state of New Jersey and settled for a time in Clifton.  Married to photographer Robin Noble-Zolin, he now resides in Manhattan.

Zolin’s art has been seen at the Fountain Art Fair, Red Dot Art Fair, and 24th International Juried Show at the Visual Arts Center of NJ, curated by Susan Kismaric of the Museum of Modern Art, NY. Zolin has exhibited widely including exhibitions in New York, Florida, and Santa Fe. His most recent solo exhibition contained a large body of work exploring the structure of space at the Clifton Art Center in NJ. Career highlights include a 15’ mural for Senator Joseph Lieberman’s home synagogue in Connecticut, and a 35’ musical mural for the main band room of Santa Fe High School. Zolin has executed numerous other commissions including three large mobiles for Florida State University. His work is also represented in numerous private collections.

Artist Website: www.stevezolin.com