Steven is a painting teacher and professional artist and has taught painting to young adults from all over the world.  His recent Studio Research mixes traditional painting materials with experimental methods and materials. "I am challenging the "traditional"idea of aesthetics as well as the very creative process ", Steven says.  Using the concept of Pareidolia not only as a "product goal" but also as the very "creative process", places Steven's work into an unusual realm of representation for studio work. The answer is suggested: "Isn't this how studio classes should be taught? Steven says the results are ground breaking and the resulting products are alive with a freshness and viewer interactive process that could feed the next paradigm shift in the "Post AI" world of studio art. "Question, You sound like a self proclaimed artistic genius?" Steven laughs, "yes I am but ever humbled by my untreatable insecurity complex".