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Artist: Cole Sternberg
His practice contemplates humanity’s existential quandary: that of being hopelessly destructive, yet forever and inevitably
linked with nature. Through varied media (including painting, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, film and
writing), Sternberg positions the aspirations of humankind against the dominant and regenerative forces of the environment
and the arbitration of time. For the artist, the conclusion is unavoidable. Human enterprises -- art, language,
history, law, and republic -- are ephemeral / illusory endeavors that attempt to reflect, parallel, and challenge the ascendency
of nature to no avail.
In recent years, Sternberg’s painting practice has centered on the environment acting as the true artist. Some pieces have
incorporated poetry, suggesting imprecise narratives or descriptions that can’t be fully apprehended through words. His
photographs interrupt time, while historical and cultural myths are pursued and deconstructed in sculptural installations
and film. These confrontations frequently materialize in instances of erasure; erasure of marks and words, erasure of
history, or the erasure of the natural environment. Sternberg’s works remain subversive in their unremitting search for
truth, noting humanity’s attempts to create beautiful permanence while failing admirably.
Sternberg has exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at the American University Museum (Washington,
DC), El Segundo Museum of Art (El Segundo, CA), Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum, Dortmund, Germany),
Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND, Los Angeles), LA>(Singapore), Primary (Miami), David B. Smith Gallery (Denver), Peter Blake Gallery (Laguna Beach), There There (Los
Angeles), MAMA (Los Angeles & Berlin), e105 Gallery (Berlin), Paris Photo (Los Angeles), Zona Maco (Mexico City), ArtBo
(Bogota), and Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC).
His works are held by major collections throughout the world, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),
the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), the El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), the American University Museum (AUM)
and Deutsche Telekom. It has been featured in the publications such as, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Whitewall
Magazine, Issue Magazine, Autre Magazine, Hercules, Denver Post, Miami New Times, LA Weekly, Art Ltd., Architectural
Digest, Angeleno, Sleek, Metal Magazine, ArtNet, Cool Hunting, Huffington Post and Elephant.
