Steven Bleicher
Professor, Visual Arts
Contact Steven Bleicher
843-349-6472 bleicher@coastal.eduEdwards Building (EHFA) 281
Spring 2023 Office Hours
Mondays 7:30am - 8:00am & 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesdays 7:30am - 8:00am & 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Be good to yourself and be good to humanity." (Sage words passed down from my grandfather to my father)
Biography
Steven Bleicher is a tenured professor of visual arts and former chairperson of the visual arts department. For more than three years he was the associate dean of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University. Previously, he was a senior faculty member in the arts and humanities program at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Bleicher received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Pratt Institute. He has worked and taught at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, the State University of New York, Brooklyn College and Marian College. In addition, he has served as the assistant dean of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
Bleicher is an accomplished artist. His artwork is included in many major collections and is widely exhibited both nationally and internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Bleicher collaborated as the color specialist with fellow artist and Pratt alumna, Jennifer Wen Ma, on Man and Nature in Rhapsody of Light, a permanent public art installation at the Water Cube in Beijing. The work combines traditional Chinese philosophy with contemporary aesthetics and digital technology. The lighting installation opened in June 2013.
In October 2004, Bleicher's book, Contemporary Color: Theory and Use, was published by Cengage Press and Thompson Learning. It is a comprehensive text on color, and focuses on digital color and its relationship to other new technologies as well as traditional color theory. Other chapters include color psychology, perception and dimensional aspects of color. The second edition, published in April 2012 is updated and contains a new chapter with a focus on global color and multiculturalism.
Currently, Bleicher is writing a book on basic design for Oxford University Press that is tentatively titled, Art and Design Foundations. It is planned to be the most extensive and comprehensive text of its type and will include pedagogical areas such as conceptual thinking, digital color, as well as all aspects of two and three-dimensional design. The book is scheduled for publication in late 2016.
Bleicher often provides interdisciplinary lectures on color psychology and has spoken to marketing and anthropology classes at Coastal Carolina University. Additionally, he was a lecturer for the Nancy Smith Endowed Speaker Series and Celebration of Inquiry events at the university. He has also been invited to other colleges and universities to speak and was a visiting professor and artist at the Nanjing Art Institute.
As a result of his expertise on color, Bleicher is often interviewed and has been quoted by notable publications such as the New York Times and El Español, as well as other local, national and international publications. He was a guest contributor to a local television program, Today in South Florida, for a series of segments about using color effectively. Bleicher is also a consultant on color psychology and theory for major corporations including Tilson Communications and Staples, Inc.
Bleicher is a member of the College Art Association (CAA), Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE), International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD), Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA).
Education
Postgraduate Study, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY - Art History and Art and Psychology
M.F.A., Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – Fine Art
B.F.A., Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – Fine Art
Interesting Facts
Steven Bleicher worked as the color specialist on international public art installation Man and Nature in Rhapsody of Light, a permanent public art installation at the Water Cube in Beijing, China, which opened in June 2013. The work combines traditional Chinese philosophy and contemporary aesthetics with digital technology.
Author, Contemporary Color, Theory and Use, Second Edition, Cengage Press, Thompson Learning, 2012
Teaching Areas
Color Theory, Drawing, Life Drawing, Digital Imaging, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Foundations, Artist as Professional, The History of Color in Art & Design
Research Areas
Color Psychology and Color Use
Program Affiliations
Bleicher is a member of the College Art Association (CAA), Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE), International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD), Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA).
Fore more information, visit www.stevenbleicher.com