Artist Profile: Samuel Wagner

Overview
Brooklyn-based artist Samuel Wagner creates structured yet emotive mixed media works that merge traditional craftsmanship with modern fabrication. Drawing from a background shaped by learning differences and a deep love for process, Wagner combines acrylic, wood, gold leaf, and 3D-printed elements to explore balance, tension, and wonder. His minimalist compositions often evolve through layered experimentation, resulting in tactile works that invite both distance and intimacy. Influenced by Bauhaus design, contemporary minimalism, and the emotional resonance of geometric abstraction, Wagner’s practice is rooted in what he calls the “Mantra of Making”—a disciplined yet intuitive approach to constructing meaning through material.