Heny Steinberg

Heny Steinberg was born in Mexico City and received a degree in graphic design from the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in Mexico City. Heny Steinberg’s unique artworks are constructed by displacement over a lattice or a diagram by way of fragmentation, union, and re-fragmentation. The shapes that inhabit this multi-dimensional space possess visual values that transcend their actual representation. Her work process becomes a means by which elements that have previously been unnoticed are discovered. Through their de-contextualisation, elements acquire new meaning, giving rise to a dialogue between the material and the viewer. Steinberg’s imagination discovers, within the territories, the link between abundance and vacuum, the complex and diverse strategies imagined pursuing the appropriation of space. Her mid-century modern inspired paintings can be found in art collections world-wide. Steinberg’s paintings have been exhibited frequently in her native country of Mexico and achieved abundant recognition internationally with exhibitions in the United States, Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. Heny Steinberg was born in Mexico City and received a degree in graphic design from the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in Mexico City. Heny Steinberg’s unique artworks are constructed by displacement over a lattice or a diagram by way of fragmentation, union, and re-fragmentation. The shapes that inhabit this multi-dimensional space possess visual values that transcend their actual representation. Her work process becomes a means by which elements that have previously been unnoticed are discovered. Through their de-contextualisation, elements acquire new meaning, giving rise to a dialogue between the material and the viewer. Steinberg’s imagination discovers, within the territories, the link between abundance and vacuum, the complex and diverse strategies imagined pursuing the appropriation of space. Her mid-century modern inspired paintings can be found in art collections world-wide. Steinberg’s paintings have been exhibited frequently in her native country of Mexico and achieved abundant recognition internationally with exhibitions in the United States, Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium.

“Every piece is constructed through the displacement over a lattice or a diagram, by way of fragmentation, union and re-fragmentation.

The shapes that inhabit this bi-dimensional space possess visual values — in themselves — that transcend their actual representation. The process occasionally begins with a concrete image, at times with very specific references, as some titles suggest. Other times, elements of a less obvious nature affirm their presence through lines, planes or colours, manifesting a search of what visual language is without claiming to be narrative or anecdotal.

This construction process also becomes a means through which elements that have previously been unnoticed are discovered. By being decontextualized, they acquire new meaning, giving rise to a dialogue between that which is material and that which is visual. The only obstacle is the physical limits of the canvas.” – Heny Steinberg