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Stephen Talasnik

Installation artist and sculptor

United States

Stephen Talasnik ’s studio practice addresses drawing, sculpture, and installation art. His work focuses on the relationship between drawing and building; ranging from intimate objects to large-scale monolithic installations. It is informed by time travel and “fictional engineering.” He rarely utilizes measurement or digital software, instead allowing pieces to evolve organically with a reliance on intuition. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Tyler School of Art. Talasnik’s art has been exhibited across the world, with works in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Albertina in Vienna, the British Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. He continues to build and draw in New York City.

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Question How do you know when a piece of work is finished? Craft & work read 31 other answers →
The quote of “unfinished, but complete” was first introduced to my lexicon when I was studying the drawings of Michelangelo. I read about his work, and one of the art historians of the time said his drawings were purposefully left unfinished, but there was a sense of completeness to them. That was the philosophy I used as my religion, which was to create something that appeared unfinished but had a spiritual completeness to it.

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