Artscope Magazine
Attleboro’s 2022 Members’ Show
“Bodhisattvas in Each Direction, a ceramic sculpture by Gregory Steinsieck, has its head upended on the torso, no doubt influenced by Robert Arneson’s humorous sensibility”.
As written by Suzanne Volmer
Jan/Feb 2020 edition of Artscope
Sculpture Garden 2022 Visitors
“It was really a wonderful experience today to move through various sculptures. Every item is with strong background and hard work. Thanks.”
“Your sculpture garden is so cool! I drive past here all the time and finally had a chance to look today:) thank you!”
“I saw a couple of the sculptures as individuals, making meaning in their lives by cobbling together the chaos they encountered into a pattern/shape. Another felt like a person who was hurt/broken/aging on the interior, but threw a veneer over the top of it. The one with the mirrors towards the inside felt like someone who had spent their whole life focused on themselves…”
Sculpture Garden
Prior year visitors
“Amazing, approachable, other-worldly.”
“In awe of your beautiful sculptures and the emotions they conveyed, thank you so much for sharing this with us.”
“An alchemist who transforms clay, wood and metal into a messenger of the secrets of the psyche and soul.”
“Steinsieck’s mixed media sculptures in clay, wood, found objects and other materials talk to us: some whisper about the world around us, behind us, and in front of us. Others shout with wild abandon, alerting us to the conflicts that exist in ourselves.”
“A master sculptor whose work is entrenched in our narrative traditions. Every sculpture is a story that communicates to us the truths of our humanity - of modernity; of our contemporary art domain.”
Human Being - Being Human,
Honorable Mention, NAA
“Gregory Steinsieck’s Dream Weaver-Time Traveler, depicts a horizontal figure amidst found objects that are loosely connected highlighting the nonlinear paths of dreams. The figure with eyes vaguely open raises the question whether these dreams are magical or from a nightmarish waking dream. This piece highlights the human condition in a moment filled with uncertainty and stress, which undoubtedly has affected the sleep patterns of anyone experiencing it”
Ibrahim Ali-Salaam, BFA
Erik Grau, President, Piano Craft Gallery
February 2022
James King Bonnar Show,
Honorable Mention, NAA
“A multi-dimensional, powerful work of art. It is filled with subtle nuances and metaphors. This visual, silent prayer depicts chaos, uncertainty, despair and beauty. I am in awe of Gregory’s ability to combine a wide variety of mediums and techniques, making everything work in perfect harmony.”
Vladimir Zimakov, Wedeman Gallery Director
November 2021
Piano Craft Gallery,
Honorable Mention, NAA
“Into the Light presents the emergence of a snail-like human venturing out of its shell. This piece suggests the end of a period of retreat and isolation. No longer the hermit, this creature is ready to set forth into a warming world. The assembled objects, however, suggest that this creature is prepared to suffer, and that all transformations are not positive.”
Erik Grau, Kamal Ahmad, Piano Craft Gallery Board, Judges
March 2020
Winter Exhibit
First Prize, New TV
“Gregory Steinsieck’s ceramic and raku glaze depiction of Winter wonderfully personifies the harshness and gloominess of the season. The piercing and foreboding gaze penetrates the viewer and places one right in the middle of this frigid, icy, and dark time of the year. The all-encompassing markings on the face connect with the toll winter puts our own bodies through and the feeling of weariness this time of year. This captivation piece truly embodies Winter.”
Jay Sugarman, Judge
December 2019
New Members’ Show
First Prize, NAA
“Gregory Steinsieck’s ceramic heads caused an internal debate. Which one would we choose for the award? I eventually chose From the Far Country. It is a piece which has no age, all the while evoking a glorious Buddhist past. It could have been finished yesterday or have been created a thousand years ago. It has no end nor a beginning. In other words, it just is. There is every conceivable aspect of life. It has experienced it all and leaves one with the ability to breathe it all in and be washed by it and leave one in a state of being.”
Diane Kazmaier, Board Member
June 2019
James King Bonnar Show
Third Prize, NAA
“In this piece, Gregory succeeds in combining two distinctively different mediums - wood and ceramics, quite a difficult task. However, upon seeing this artwork, you don’t question what it’s made out of. Rather, you focus on the story. The designs, patterns and the texture suggest an ancient narrative. Perhaps something that’s long forgotten, instinct, but at the same time something that’s special and timeless. Something that’s chaotic and organized, explosive and calm. Is each face trying to break free? Are they something that’s destined to be tied together forever? Multiple personalities, coexisting as conjoined twins. There could be hundreds of interpretations. What’s yours?”
Vladimir Zimakov, Judge, Director Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College
November 2018