Steel Stillman's paintings explore the relationship between minimalism and
representation. His abstraction disregards the purity of high minimalism in favor of the specificity of the real world. His work focuses on shape as
a means to define space and recognize meaning. The show consists of work from three ongoing series. The first is a group of small black and white drawings abstracted from 19th Century American houses. In addition, two modestly scaled paintings, also based on architectural motifs, use color and the repetition of concentric shapes to create the illusion of space. Finally, two irregularly shaped monochromes float as reliefs just off the wall, engaging the gallery itself as the ground of the paintings.

Steel Stillman has exhibited in the US and Europe since 1986. His artist
book, "There," was published earlier this year by Onestar Press in Paris.
His next exhibition is a one-man show at Galerie van Gelder in Amsterdam
opening December 6, 2003.