Biography
the artist charlie stein was born in germany, to a family that included among its immediate members actors, gamblers, chisellers, and other ragtag characters.
Leaving behind the tumultous childhood stein settled in st.louis at the age of sixteen.
The new world failed in satisfying stein's rebellious character and his longing for autonomous art free from moral or cultural repressions.
Therefore the encounter with the american way of life was short and dynamic for it had been paved with both cultural and personal conflicts.
Back in germany stein finished school and aspired to go to university in order to become an aerospace engineer.
However stein's aspirations for seriosity did not last very long.
Having heard about the young british artists, stein left home and hearth in a cloak-and-dagger operation to start over new in london. The artist soon grew fond of the city and its people. London became the place where charlie stein produced a significant amount of his current artwork.
charlie stein's work related stays abroad in china and europe have often been mystified in the press although stein himself claimed that "there was not much to it".
charlie stein currently works and lives in munich.