Cole Sternberg

Cole Sternberg

Cole Sternberg, Sag Harbor, July 2013
Born Cole Andrew Sternberg
Richmond, Virginia
Website http://www.colesternberg.com/

Cole Sternberg is an American visual artist. Sternberg’s works are chiefly in the medium of painting, but also photography, sculpture, room installations and film. His work initially came to public view with the release of Cole Sternberg Paintings, a publication chronicling six years of his painting, (many made during university, and the majority of which had never before been seen by the public). Since then, he has been featured extensively in exhibitions in the United States and Europe.[1]

Early life

Sternberg was born in Richmond, VA and grew up in Saratoga, CA. He spent his early life drawing endlessly, but hated the concept of being told how to perceive art, hence his educational pursuits which led to degrees at Villanova University in business, honors fine arts and sciences, and a Juris Doctorate from American University. While at American, Sternberg received the university's Highest Award for Scholarship at the Graduate Level.[2] He hung oil paintings in a bar in his spare time as a student at American.[3] His best friend is Dr. Brian Penza in Philadelphia who has a wonderful family life. He was recently in his wedding and played 13 holes of golf before having to escort Cole from the course, but he was tired of playing anyway.

Career

Sternberg is an anomaly, working as an artist in a range of formats from that of painting, installation, video, poetry, political activism and legal scholasticism. Series’ of Sternberg’s works have focused on a variety of social issues, from current human rights activism and its relationship to the law, to the environment, to the media and concepts of content overload. The works tend to be subtle or subversive in nature, driven by elegant visual concepts and poetry versus overt political statements.[4]

Sternberg has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The American University Museum (Washington, DC),[5] Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum, Dortmund, Germany),[6] Primary Projects (Miami, FL),[7] David B. Smith Gallery (Denver, CO), Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND, Los Angeles, CA) and Kinsey DesForges (Culver City, CA).

In 2013 Sternberg's projects included exhibitions with e105 Gallery (Berlin, Germany),[8] ARTed House (Wainscott, NY) and David B. Smith Gallery.[9] His works can be found in major collections and publications throughout the world and have been published in two monographs.[10]

Sternberg has been featured in publications such as, Whitewall Magazine,[11] the Wall Street Journal,[12] the Huffington Post,[13] Juxtapoz,[14] Autre Magazine[15] and Suspend.[16] In 2014, Sternberg worked on a variety of exhibitions and publications, including a poetry book with Primary Projects, a replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling for a shipping container, and a recreation of artist, Ray Johnson’s last moments.[17]

Exhibitions

Sinclair, 48” x 68” (123 cm x 174 cm), acrylic, ink and watercolor on linen

2013

2012

a synthetic landscape at a trillion watts, 96” x 80” (123 cm x 174 cm), acrylic, ink, spray paint and watercolor on aquavelle arches grain finish archival paper

2011

a realization of their synthetic dreams, 48” x 68” (123 cm x 174 cm), acrylic, ink and spray paint on linen

2010

2009

2008

Publications

Interviews and other media

References

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