Geoffrey Stein "Justice Jackson"

Geoffrey Stein "Justice Jackson" 2022

Collage material from the transcript of Justice Jackson's confirmation hearing, New York Times March 25, 2022, acrylic and pencil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 30 in
Unique
Signed on Verso

Geoffrey Stein is a former lawyer, who has been painting full-time since 2000.  He received a Certificate in Painting from the New York Studio School in 2004 and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London in 2007.  Stein has exhibited his artwork in museums and galleries throughout the United States and in London, Dublin, Paris, and Reykjavik.  He was the first Artist-in-Residence at the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY  from 2022-23.  Stein lives and paints in New York City and Westport, CT.

“My collage portraits use materials from the subject's world to create their likeness. This is a modern take on the Renaissance tradition of including iconography in portraiture to illustrate the subject's attributes, such as books to signify education. Instead of using symbols, as a Renaissance painter would, I make these portraits using materials and text from the subject's environment or the popular press. For my portrait of Representative Ocasio-Cortez, “A.O.C. For The Resistance,” I used collage material from her July 23, 2020 speech addressing Rep. Yoho's awful comments about her. The intense red of her jacket and lips reflect her powerful words, while also working as a strong compositional element.” - Geoffrey Stein