A Model's Perspective
"When Ira looks at me, I can feel a paralyzing syringe slowly piercing my temple. Without using his hands, he delicately fills the syringe with thoughts I do not remember I had. He never injects thoughts; he only extracts. Helplessly experiencing his cannibalistic gaze dilates my pupils. With a slightly open mouth, he gently switches from syringe to scalpel. He is always eager to cut deeper. He is compelled to dig. I know it will hurt and he offers no mercy. I'm frozen. I dare not move an inch. I let him work. He obsessively lifts every curve and indentation from my fingerprints. It feeds his addiction, as well as mine. No one ever has, or ever will look at me the way Ira looks at me. I will forever loathe and adore Ira Stein." - A. Muse
Ira Stein is a trained artist, a Vietnam veteran, former commercial airline pilot, and a renown jeweler. With such an interesting and varied personal background, his works convey a well-rounded, multi-dimensional and inventive interpretation of the world surrounding us. His sculptures, mixed-media collages, and figurative paintings all provide a glimpse into the psyche of an artist grasping with the notion of genetic essentialism viewed from the perspective of the troubled, the vulnerable, and the erotic nature of the human condition.
Stein lives and works in Brentwood, California.
Email: ira@irastein.com
Website: irastein.com
