Sterz |
Bio
Sterz, a constant recorder and observer of everyday life, is an artist who works with new media/video installation. His first medium, photography, expanded his perceptions and revealed to him whole new territories of observation and experience. By the end of the 1990’s, Sterz began sculpting in his Brooklyn studio using a variety of materials —steel, stone, aluminum and acrylic. His unique installations came about when he sought to provoke his three-dimensional forms by utilizing digital images. Consistent with his belief that all life is imbued with the original energy that created the entire universe, the viewer of Sterz’ work often experiences a spontaneous aesthetic response befitting the beauty inherent in the endless variety and power of the natural world.
At an early age, Sterz was exposed to industrial toxins. Now he is wrestling with a brain tumor, which has caused the loss of motor control on the right side of his body and also challenges his language production and comprehension. Sterz cherishes the time he is able to share with his son, Calder Norté, friends and family. He exhibits his site-specific installations in galleries and museums throughout North America, Europe and the Caribbean. He has participated in numerous international art fairs including Art Basel, Art Basel/Miami Beach, Art Cologne and Art Chicago. Sterz has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, N.Y. Foundation of the Arts, N.Y.S. Council for the Arts, and has been awarded residencies at Joshua Tree National Park, CA, Atlantic Center for The Arts, FL and Sculpture Space, NY and he is acting Artist-in-Residence at Cobblestone School and the curator at Contemporary Space, NY.