Steven Rid­dle is an artist work­ing in Bal­ti­more, Mary­land. He uses col­lage to cre­ate abstracted, mixed media works.

Steven uses a com­bi­na­tion of orig­i­nal paint­ing with oil-based mono prints or silk screens, assem­bling sharply-cut shapes and jux­ta­pos­ing them on back­grounds that have a psy­che­delic feel­ing to them. The col­ors are bright and com­plex with a sense of orga­ni­za­tion. They are very well-considered and noth­ing seems out of place. It’s the arrange­ment of these shapes and design that really attract me to Steven’s work. His cut outs feel like the work of late Matisse — he’s paint­ing with scissors.

All images via his Tum­blr.

Tags: collage, steven riddle

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