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STEVEN RHUDE |
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Steven Rhude explores pushing the boundaries between rural vs urban, traditional vs contemporary, private and public spaces for art to dwell. 
" I’ve always suspected that the freshly primed canvas is not just a stark white surface; or that it is simply an object fashioned and prepared by the artist for the execution of an image. On the contrary, as metaphor it serves the artist’s psychological frame of reference - it could be there are chapters, books, libraries, civilizations hidden within those material threads per square inch. Threads which serve as a conduit for our artistic excursions. "
" With this in mind, one might also conclude that buildings, or a landscape site, metaphorically contain aspirations and continuum; characteristics essential to the artist as observer. In my case, a preoccupation with regional structures, museums and a certain natural phenomenon have inspired me to paint what I believe is utilitarian, beautiful, old and new, aspiring yet grounded. These paintings feature the landscape of memory; an imagist’s response to subjects both contemplative and at times suggestive of elemental grandeur. " - Steven Rhude |
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SR150 Lunenburg Boat & Voice of Fire National Gallery Oil on Canvas 36" x 72" 
Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR155 City Billboard Oil on Canvas 36" x 48" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR153 Bilbao Oil on Canvas 19" x 28"
Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR143Boat With Shed & Stacks Oil on Canvas 40" x 60" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR140 Buoy & Sculpture Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR142 Two Buoys & Sculpture Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR146 Two Vases & Sculpture Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR151 Devil's Island Light in the Rothko Chapel Oil on Canvas 24" x 30" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR145 Long Island Cliff Minas Basin Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR149 Frank's Place Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR147 Island Archway Low Tide Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR148 Island Walkers Oil on Canvas 34" x 58" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR144 Minas Basin Landscape Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR154 Ramp and Fish Shed Oil on Canvas 36" x 48" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR152 Tate Modern Oil on Canvas 19" x 28" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR141 Trees & Factory Oil on Canvas 34" x 48" Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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SR148 Blue Rocks Fishing Shed in the Tate, Britain Oil on Canvas 36" x 48"
Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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Lunenburg Fishing Shed In The Guggenheim Museum - New York Oil on Canvas Temple of the Mind (2009) |
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