Expressive/LyricalAbstracts
Intense, contrasted color areas, tangled layers of lines and stains, all interwoven with one another and created with energetic gestures – these are the characteristics of Steffa Reis’ abstract expressive art. These works combine both a spontaneous and controlled work process, and often blend elements of drawing and painting – lines and patches. This signature feature is especially noticeable in the works created in oil pastel on paper (with touches of additional media), a technique in which she excels.
A parallel body of works is typified by similar, but more restrained qualities – transparent colors, softer brushstrokes, and amorphous forms. Overall, these exude an ethereal quality and epitomize this artist’s version of a more lyrical abstraction.
Intense, contrasted color areas, tangled layers of lines and stains, all interwoven with one another and created with energetic gestures – these are the characteristics of Steffa Reis’ abstract expressive art.
These works combine both a spontaneous and controlled work process, and often blend elements of drawing and painting – lines and patches. This signature feature is especially noticeable in the works created in oil pastel on paper (with touches of additional media), a technique in which she excels.
A parallel body of works is typified by similar, but more restrained qualities – transparent colors, softer brushstrokes, and amorphous forms. Overall, these exude an ethereal quality and epitomize this artist’s version of a more lyrical abstraction.
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Taurus, 1982
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Minotaurus, 1982
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Untitled, 1982
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Abstract with Black, 1982
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Summer Joys, 1982
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Eternal Embers, 1982
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Abstract, 1983
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Abstract, 1980
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Untitled, 1986
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Abstract, 1986
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Abstract in Blue, 1984
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Abstract, 1982
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Abstract I, 1983
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Abstract, 1982
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Abstract, 1982
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Urban Sprawl, 2007
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Springtime, 1983
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Abstract, 1983
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Lilac and Beige, 1982
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Abstract in Red, 1982
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Abstract, 1985
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Abstract, 1982
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Abstract with Grey Border, 2007
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Green over Red, 2007
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Abstract (Memorial), 1960s
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Abstract, 2000
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Blues I, 1990
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Blues II, 1990
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Blues V, 1990
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Blues VII, 1990
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Abstract I, 1993
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Abstract IV, 1993
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Free Fall V, 2007
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Free Fall VI, 2007