Steve Foust, Untitled painting
September 26, 2018
Steve Foust, Untitled, 1972. Enamel on plywood.
Steve Foust’s untitled work from 1972 is an enamel on plywood vertical composition that mimics a rectilinear sea. The lines move like waves, and colors bulge like the reflection of light. It is a work to feel lost in as one surrounds themselves with the blue, red, yellow and purple of the viewing experience. It is one of those paintings that you swear moves on its own when you look at it from peripheral vision. The illusory weave work may be the result of Foust’s play with wired screen and duct tape, tools of which he has been known to use. At 96 by 48 inches, this painting contributes to the environment of any wall it hangs on by reflecting the geometric and organic systems of our world.
Steve Foust received both his BA and MFA from Wayne State University in the 1970s. He is a well-known veteran of the Cass Corridor, an art movement in Detroit that has often been considered urban expressionism. In the 1970s, Foust grew an interest in linear forms and space, evident in this untitled work. He briefly taught painting at Wayne State until 1976 when he received the National Endowment for the Arts’ Sculpture Fellowship.
This painting was doanted to the WSU Art Collection in 1992 by James F. Duffy Jr.
Written by Danielle Cervera Bidigare