Sharp Expression

Steve McQueen is an important artist in the world,he bridging the gap between art and cinema,and he is the only person whose work has been honored by both in contemporary art and film festival.I would put most of Steve’s artworks into domain of realism,but this condition was not muting his images’ poetic texture.So,his artworks always expressing his special aesthetic style,back of this style,there is a sharp attitude from the author.In his exhibition,he always trying to make out a special space,which resulting a special filmic and acoustic feeling for his audiences,and in most cases,this feeling is not comfortable.As an artist,the black skin brings Steve into a special identity,it affecting his direction of art working.His art languages always concern with force,racialism,body,space and time,he using these languages point to humanity and moral issues straightly.However,although Steve’s work does not offer any direct ethical judgements,it becomes the viewer’s responsibility to ‘listen’to what the artist’s visual and aural chord changes signify.After walking out of the exhibition,the audiences always fall into thinking,thinking the world we are living,the politic propaganda from popular media.Then,the thinking transfer to re-thinking,this energy from Steve’s artworks becomes of his sharp express.This article is going to introduce Steve’s artworks using a panoramic way,summarizing his art languages’ style and his internal artistic express.