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Samuel Fleming Lewis

b.1953

Untitled (yellow collage)
Purple Painting 2
Purple Painting 1
INTERVIEW series
Global Visions 4
Global Visions, an ongoing series
Africa series painting 3-7
Africa series painting 3-8
Kuba Collage 1
Kuba Collage 2 crop
Africa Print 3.1
Africa Print 3.2
Africa Print 3.3
Africa Print 3.4
Africa Print 3.5
Africa Print 3.6
Africa Print 3.8
Africa Print 3.7
Africa Print 3.9
Africa Print 3.10
Africa Print 3.11
Africa Print 3.12
Kuba large drawing
Serpentine Painting
Africa print interview series 1
Africa print interview series 2
Africa print interview series 3
Africa interview collage 4
2 Series Painting 1
2 Series Painting 2
2 Series Painting 4
2 Series Painting 5
2 Series Painting 7
2 Series Painting 8
2 Series Painting 9
2 Series Painting 10
2 series paintings 11
2 Series Painting 12
All 12 Series 2 Paintings
Soulful Shadow
Blue Girls
Obama-Dazed
Obama-Bubbles
Mythical
Chocolate Supreme 1
Chocolate Supreme 2
Chocolate Rupreme 3
Run Run Run 1
Run Run Run 2
Run Run Run 3
Run Run Run 4
Run Run Run 5
Run Run Run 6
The Angry Drawing, 1997
Gaze in the Military
Perception: Black on White
Perception: White on Black
An African American in Paris
Red Tape
A’int Laurent SFL
A’int Laurent LINC 1
MAD - Blue Green
MAD - Black Red
PINK PRIDE
FAGGOTS
A ZEBRA WEARS ORANGE
WORK SERIES - Inc.
WORK SERIES - LOOK
WORK SERIES - he he he
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IMG 7342
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SAMUEL FLEMING LEWIS
ARTIST STATEMENT

Born 1953 Los Angeles, CA Lives and works in Palm Springs, CA

I am an American artist best recognized for my abstract mixed media paper on canvas collages and blind contour portrait drawings. In 2023 I started to develop one of a kind digital collage works as a new method to create.

The foundation of my work is collage. Incorporating my drawing or drafting methods with recycled printed materials, graphic design and African art, I create collages. My collage pieces unite geometric shapes, abstracted forms, repetition, color, and patterns.

My abstract representations of what I see or feel in my minds eye are my blind contour portraits. I have complete freedom to create abstract portraits thanks to the drawing technique. While studying faces on images or African masks, I use graphite pencil, ink, oil-stick or acrylic markers. I also utilize my face or body as a model by touching while drawing.

I want the handmade quality of my collages and drawing works to attract the interest of viewers. As an artist, I produce vibrant graphic compositions that allow viewers to drift into the realm of artistic expression. Some of my works subtly

raises awareness of prejudice, injustice, racial bias, homophobia, human rights, and other concerns while simultaneously being visually appealing.


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