Steven Elio Van Weel

Born In Italy, I have spent my youth throughout Europe, settlling for the south of France. In my teens I began working with traditionnal photography on urban landscapes and portrait, on medium format and reflex, As well as pursuing painting and drawing. With the developement of digital technologies, I was drawn to create digital paintings, mainly from my own pictures, dedicated to the final outcome. After studying, Science, Anthropology and journalism, I worked as a film maker for over ten years.
My main interest is structure and color, as well as critical analysis I apply to my artwork in certain series. I now live between, Paris and the south of France. I recently got inspired by working in New York City the outcome beeing the project "Gotham City Light", an impressionnist digital photographic artwork revisiting the city's iconic figures.