Steve Lambert: He's Everything You Want Right Now

Meet Steve. He's a visual artist I have been a fan of for some time now.

Lots of people have posted his images, but I'm not sure they've always identified who actually created them, which rather irks me.

We all deserve recognition for the cool stuff we do -- especially if our work's good enough to be poached for Facebook and Tumblr accounts.

So, here's a few pieces by visual artist, Steve Lambert, whose work I randomly adore.

(Lambert  has his own website, here.  It's good.  Go there.)

After first discovering his images via Tumblr a few years back I quickly became one of his most ardent fans.

The blue version, I guess.  

Earlier video of one of his 2009 shows in LA.

Steve Lambert solo show walkthrough from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.

Here's a link to a good article about Lambert from Laweekly a few years ago

 If you don't have time to read all that -- this part is pretty cool for those of us who get really distracted by, uh, Facebook and the internet.

 "Over the years Lambert also has founded the Center for Artistic Activism (a website for those hoping to make effective political statements), the Anti-Advertising Agency (which tests the boundaries between public space and art), Add-Art (a Firefox add-on that replaces online ads with curated art images) and SelfControl (an OS X app that blocks grownups from distracting websites so they can get work done). He has been a fellow at the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center and collaborated on projects with the Graffiti Research Lab and Greenpeace." 

Lambert's ARTIST STATEMENT: "For me, art is a bridge that connects uncommon, idealistic, or even radical ideas with everyday life. I carefully craft various conditions where I can discuss these ideas with people and have a mutually meaningful exchange. Often this means working collaboratively with the audience, bringing them into the process or even having them physically complete the work. I want my art to be relevant to those outside the gallery – say, at the nearest bus stop – to reach them in ways that are engaging and fun. I intend what I do to be funny, but at the core of each piece there is also a solemn critique. It’s important to be able to laugh while actively questioning the various power structures at work in our daily lives. I have the unabashedly optimistic belief that art changes the way people look at the world. That belief fuels a pragmatic approach to bring about those changes."

How Change Happens from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.

I don't know, I've always felt that one should use one's talent to leave this planet a better place than it was before we got here. How this is accomplished is personal for all of us, however, in Lambert's case I think he's pretty direct about his aims to do this.

And I like that.