Second Scream is a self-portrait from the Sculptor/Sculpture Series. The metal sculpture depicted is mine and the artist-made frame is steel. This photo recalls the anger and frustration I felt when dealing with the illness of my former partner and the prejudice I experienced after his death. When Corona Virus struck, I experienced the same emotion. I expressed this feeling in a reinterpretation of the classic work by Munch. I felt a connection in that we are both Norwegian and he experienced illness and death 100 years ago.I photographed myself to express the fragility of life on this planet
Steve Jensen has been a working artist for over 40 years. His current body of work, “VOYAGER” is meant to symbolize a voyage or journey, perhaps it is the voyage to the other side or the journey into the unknown. Steve comes from a long tradition of Scandinavian fishermen and boat builders. He grew up on and around his father and grandfather’s fishing boats in the Seattle shipyards. From 2015 - 2022, Steve has solo exhibited at “SAM” Gallery, the Seattle Art Museum, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Foss Seaport Museum, Vashon Center for the Arts, Northwind Arts Center, Schack Art Center, San Juan Island Museum of Art, Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA and The Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. This work was featured by Channel 9 “Art as Voyage” Steve Jensen’s Nordic Heritage and Amazon Prime, “The Story of Art in America”, episode 10 2023
