UNTITLED, Art San Francisco 202016 January–19 January, 2020
Sam Bornstein's paintings create an atemporal narrative space that flirts with a reality seemingly familiar to any viewer, yet is difficult to place. They tend to exist somewhere between a dream and the subconscious' translation of waking life, which beckons the viewer to apply their own experiences to complete the narrative. To facilitate this interaction the artist has used a variety of traditional and contemporary paint applications, evoking various sensations of physical motion and time, as well as suggesting a range of eras.
Works

Baby Bat

Robot Head

Horse Fabricators

Effigy Makers

Globe Painter

Elevator Fantasy

Roommates (Carpenter)

Roommates

Doctor, Patient, Painter

Beach Blanket with Soldiers and Child

Brighton Beach Pot Dealer,

Eastern Parkway Fantasy

Falling Reaper, Falling Sower

Cab Ride

Green Room

Countertransference

Laptop Portrait (Eyes),

Desktop Worker (Ban Bela)

Examination

Face Painter

Three Kids

Modern Ritual

Thinks He Casts Spells on 8th Street

Semaphore Club

Modern Dancer, Window Washer, Neighbor