Collection:
Original Paintings by Susan Stewart
Susan Stewart, an American artist currently residing on Cape Cod, has
traversed a diverse artistic journey. A former soloist with the Joffrey
Ballet in New York City from 1977 to 1983, she later pursued studies at
the Ecole Superieure d’art Annecy Alpes in the city of Annecy, France,
transitioning from murals, sign painting and Poster Designer to Fine Art.
Returning to the United States after 30 years in France, she now calls
Cape Cod home.
Susan's paintings serve as a canvas to transform and reinterpret her
most poignant memories. Focused on achieving harmony between color,
movement, shape, and rhythm, her work often draws from music,
society, and nature. Her pieces encourage viewers to reflect on the
complexities of human existence, blending elements of the past into
dreamlike, fabricated memories. Beyond the visual realm, Susan's
artistic goal is to encapsulate these stories, creating modified reminders
of her life's experiences and souvenirs. With her direct, primitive
freshness and use of Fauvist color, Susan wants to create a world that
“enhances the life” of others. Often bringing the spectators to ask
themselves questions around the events occurring in the painting,
involving the viewer mentally as well as visually.
Her artistic approach involves rearranging "old" memories to craft new
narratives. Drawing inspiration from her past, Susan explores specific
individuals and moments, often reinterpreting her own photos to suit a
new vision. Her work integrates a thoughtful study of art history,
influenced by dance, literature, music, and painting, with artists like
Peter Doig, Matthew Wong, and David Hockney serving as inspiration.
Classified within the realm of Magic Realism, Susan has showcased her
work in many shows most notably at the Cape Cod Museum and
Sarasota Art Center in Florida,The Commons in Provincetown, The Four
Eleven Gallery in Provincetown & online at the 5-50 Gallery in Long
Island City. She recently had a four page review of her work “The Four
Seasons” written up in the “Provincetown Independent Newspaper”.
This Spring Susan is showing with the J. Mackey Gallery in East
Hampton.
