Samson Contompasis: "Steam"

The Artist

Reckoning. This word exemplifies the severity and intensity at which I create my work. Bridging the gap between painting, sculpture and performance to create relics that illustrate the massive to subtle. Self-schooled and studied, I work with many different mediums. Having spent years developing projects and methods, I am only limited by the amount of materials that I have to work with for the countless projects I have ready to create. There is a line drawn between action and fate that I have chosen to ignore….a line replaced by universal truths of hard work and perseverance. I am looking to introduce the viewer to an entirely new world of creation all together. Self studied-Life forged.

Connect with Samson on his website, samsoncontompasis.com.

The Mural

The reasoning behind choosing the locomotives is that these two steam engines were photographed in Troy around the 1920's and are representative of the fact Troy was at the forefront of the industrial revolution... and a strong visually and powerful mechanical instrument of progression I felt it spoke for the industry that Troy once hosted.

I am always looking to create new and interesting works. Commissions, murals, family portraits... love focusing on war photos, iconic images from the 1890s to 1970s.