OBJECTIVE SURREALISM
In this series, Stephen Schultz moves fully into Surrealism.
The obviousness of a piece of furniture or an object, may at first glance be assumed as a still life; upon further examination, one can see that these objects are not static, but on the verge of something.
The twist that Schultz takes in integrating waking life and dreams is not a focus on consumerism, or any collectivism for that matter, but rather a full investigation of what the soul is working to overcome.
His imaginative and unnatural juxtapositions entice one’s curiosity—while asking a question which can not be answered except by the viewer.
PAINTING MY HAND
102x127 cm (40x50 in) Oil on canvas 1992
UNCLEAR
28x36 cm (11x14 in) Oil on canvas 2010
PROCESSION
87x97 cm (34x38 in) Oil on canvas 2008
SCAFFOLD
244x204 cm (96x80 in) Oil on canvas 1990
AXIS
173x143 cm (68x56 in) Oil on canvas 1988
GHOST LIGHT
177.8x154.2 cm (70x60 in) Oil on canvas 1986
STAGE LEFT
183x127 cm (72x50 in) Oil on canvas 1985
DENIAL
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1985
BEYOND KNOWING
51x61 cm (20x24 in) Oil on canvas 1985
ATTRIBUTION
51x61 cm (20x24 in) Oil on canvas 1985
TABLEAU
188x143 cm (74x56 in) Oil on canvas 1984-1985
PAIR
188x127 cm (74x50 in) Oil on canvas 1981
CATECHISM
102x127 cm (40x50 in) Oil on canvas 1981
SHALLOW LIGHT
127x204 cm (50x80 in) Diptych, Oil on canvas 1981
FINGER PUZZLE
153x127 cm (60x50 in) Oil on canvas 1981
FULL CIRCLE
193x186 cm (76x73 in) Oil on canvas 1980
END OF A SEASON
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1979
WRITER’S BLOCK
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1979
ANTICIPATION
29x20 cm (74x50 in) Oil on canvas 1979
LONGITUDE
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1979
SIGHT UNSEEN
127x178 cm (50x70 in) Oil on canvas 1979
BALANCED APPROACH
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1978
LEVITATION
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1978
SPATIAL AWARENESS
127x153 cm (50x60 in) Oil on canvas 1978