The Ashcan School was an artistic movement in the United States during the late 19th-early 20th century that produced works portraying scenes of daily life in New York, often in the city’s poorer neighborhoods.
Steve, not living in the United States and working as a contemporary artist, combined the term “Ashcan” with Neo to describe his take on the stylistic school.
Gallery of Neo-Ashcan Art and Other Art
Steve was taken with vintage picture frames that inspired him to create art for the frame.
A Grand Day Out
23” x 34.5” (image) 40” x 52” (framed) Acrylic on wood panel with crackle-aging technique around the edges. Based on a vintage (1964) photo of workers at the Akron, Ohio Goodyear Rubber plant, test flying a “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” balloon, sponsored by Sinclair Oil. 2023
Dancin’ Shoes
12.5” x 15.5” (image) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. Steve was inspired to paint seriously after seeing Gordon Shadrach’s portraits of shoes. 2019
Capezio Theatrical Shoes
22” x 27” (image) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. Based on the vintage Lisa Larsen 1949 photograph, “Fitting Shoes”. 2020
Meat Burger
20” x 30” (image) 26” x 36” (framed) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. Based on the vintage Burt Glenn “Times Square” 1959 photo series. 2020
Red Bandana
7” x 9” (image) 12” x 14” (framed) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. 2020
Easy Does It
21” x 41” (image) 28” x 47” (framed) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. The same worker from “Red Bandana”, now on a scaffolding, installing the columns outside the Cincinnati Court house. Based on a vintage photo. 2023
Oh, So Glam
12.5” x 15” (image). Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. A study of 1950’s ‘comic couture’ model, Victoria Von Hagen. 2023
The New Photographic Sensation
12” x 15.5 (image). Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. Based on a vintage (circa 1950’s) photo of women primping before taking their portraits in photo booths. 2024
The Autograph
27” x 39” (image) 40” x 52” (framed) Acrylic on wood panel in vintage frame. Based on a vintage photograph of Brigitte Bardot signing autographs. 2023
Steve Schnier’s Moving Art 