Matthew Best, artist

Now on view, @CTArtlist at EBK Gallery, West Hartford, #CT On...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:15 -0400

Now on view, @CTArtlist at EBK Gallery, West Hartford, #CT

On View from May 15 to June 30, 2013
Opening Reception Friday, May 31, 6-8:30 PM

http://ebkframing.com/ct-art-list-may-june/

Karen Bartone
Matthew Best
Chris Cox
Jana Ireijo
Tiffany Johnson
Tracy Powers

From EBK Gallery: In collaboration with the art web site CT ArtList we are very pleased to have selected artworks from the artists hosted on the CT ArtList site. These young and very accomplished artists have produced some great pieces which are quite affordable for the art collector or soon to be art collector. Please feel free to call, email or visit to see these wonderful pieces of artwork.

“This will be CT ArtList’s first curated show in a commercial gallery setting. Of the six artists selected 5 have M.F.A. degrees, and 4 attended Connecticut Universities. This group of artists is a clear reflection of CT ArtList’s mission - to provide exposure for working, professional artists in the state who are immensely qualified, yet often under-exposed. We would like to extend our thanks to The EBK Gallery for presenting a professional caliber exhibition of work by CT ArtList artists.”
- M. Marden

http://ebkframing.com/ct-art-list-may-june/

Images from the New Aesthetic @Gallerynineteen, Chicago, IL.

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:01:03 -0400

Lauri Murphy

Matthew Best (me)

John McCaughey

Shira Ballon

Images from the New Aesthetic @Gallerynineteen, Chicago, IL.

Miss Joan

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:33:08 -0400

Miss Joan

The New Aesthetic at Gallery 19, Chicago, IL I have three new...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:10:17 -0400

The New Aesthetic at Gallery 19, Chicago, IL

I have three new drawings in the upcoming show, The New Aesthetic at Gallery 19 (http://www.gallery19chicago.com/) in Chicago opening in May. I will be featured in a second show at the same gallery in June. I’m very excited to be showing at this exciting new gallery. I will be traveling to Chicago for both openings.

The show runs from May 10 to June 7 with an opening reception on May 10, 6:30-10pm. Hope to see you there.

The New Aesthetic show will feature work form
John McCaughey
Lauri Murphy
Ben C. Rosecrans
Shira Ballon
Ashley Nason
Matthew Best

What I’m thinking about: Marcel Duchamp, The King and...

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:08:28 -0400

What I’m thinking about: Marcel Duchamp, The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes (1912) #art

Images from “A Crew In Interest (Accruing Interest)”...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:31:40 -0400

Images from “A Crew In Interest (Accruing Interest)” - A Pop-Up Exhibition 4/26/2013 @The Mill at Trinity College and @CTartlist. #art

(http://www.ctartlist.com/artists.html)

I’m be taking part in CT Artlist’s newest pop-up...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:01:01 -0400

I’m be taking part in CT Artlist’s newest pop-up exhibition, CT ArtList and The Mill present “A Crew In Interest (Accruing Interest)” - A Pop-Up Exhibition 4/26/2013 FRIDAY 7PM

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
ARTISTS SET-UP WORK THAT NIGHT AND TAKE IT HOME THAT NIGHT AFTER THE NIGHT IS DONE.
ONE CHANCE TO SEE GREAT ART AND MEET COOL PEOPLE!
ONE CHANCE TO ROCK OUT TO SOME GREAT MUSIC!
DON’T MISS OUT!

Presented by The Mill at Trinity College and CT ArtList.

Artists from CT ArtList’s Image Bank (http://www.ctartlist.com/artists.html)

Featuring Live Musical Performances from:

•Obiwon Kenobe Bryant
https://soundcloud.com/okenobebryant

•Old Gold
https://soundcloud.com/oldgold

•Ohsaurus
https://soundcloud.com/ohsaurus

At The Mill at Trinity College
79 Vernon St., Hartford CT

Next to the Psi Upsilon fraternity house and across the street from the Campus Safety office.
Presented by The Mill at Trinity College and CT ArtList.

There will be complimentary refreshments.

FREE ADMISSION! BRING FRIENDS! IT’S GOING TO BE FUN NIGHT!
MEET GREAT ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS!

Willem De Kooning, Sag Harbour, 1964. 203.1x91.2cm, Oil and...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:43:28 -0400

Willem De Kooning, Sag Harbour, 1964. 203.1x91.2cm, Oil and charcoal on canvas. Hirshhorn Museum of Art. #painting

This painting always reminds me of my years living in DC. It is like an old friend.

cavetocanvas: Paul Cadmus, Gilding the Acrobats, 1935

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:49:12 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Paul Cadmus, Gilding the Acrobats, 1935

obsessedbythegrid: Playing cards for Peter Pfeiffer Publisher,...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:01:45 -0400

obsessedbythegrid:

Playing cards for Peter Pfeiffer Publisher, Milan, 1967-73

The painting I’ve been working on over the last week. A...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:11:43 -0400

The painting I’ve been working on over the last week. A wound or a rose depending how how big an optimist you are.
30 by 30 inches, acrylic on panel.

five-questions: SUSAN CARR who are who and what do you do? I am...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:48:24 -0400

five-questions:

SUSAN CARR

who are who and what do you do?

I am an artist, At a graduation at my school some years back, Pat Steir said “Artists are creators of culture”. And that has always stuck with me, that as artists we have a responsibility to be societies voice, dream and imagination. My hope is to be such a voice.

I paint in oil and use other media such as spray paint, oil sticks and enamel. I enjoy being in the middle of a painting but the beginning can be rather daunting. For me, the beginning of a painting feels like jumping out of an airplane;energizing but scary. I also create in collage. Collage is helpful in that it serves to elicit new forms that I can potentially use in paintings.

Who or what inspires you?

My children, odd color combinations, fresh air, sonic youth, half forgotten dreams, curved branches of tall trees, a good laugh, the sea and its returning, a roll of the dice.

What themes do you pursue?

The musicality of a painting, the linguistics of a painting and all of the meta-languages in between and quirkiness. This is a tall order and I think it will take the rest of my life of working to crack these ideas.

Why Art

Because art is where I dance, it is where I tell myself my own story and listen to yours, create my own myths that help shape ideas of how I see the world. Art is everything I do. Art everyday.

Name some Artists you would like to be compared to.

I am not ready for that yet, maybe when I am ninety!! I will tell you who I have been looking at and thinking about lately. First and foremost Phillip Guston. Then there is everyone else such as De Kooning, Amy Sillman, George McNeil, Hans Hoffman, Robert Ryman, Forest Bess and all of my amazing, talented painter friends on FB!

http://five-questions.net/

Images from REACH FEST: A Collaborative Exhibition:...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:01:00 -0400

Alicia Renadette, Assume the Position. 2013

Alicia Renadette, Assume the Position. 2013

Peter Waite, Babel. 2008

Rosalyn Driscoll, Molt 2012

Victor Signore, Word of Mouth. 2013

Images from REACH FEST: A Collaborative Exhibition: @Wistariahurst, Holyoke, MA. #art

http://wistariahurst.org/events-2/featured-event/

About REACH

REACH invites local and national artists to show in a multi-city exhibition of contemporary practitioners working in a variety of non-traditional formats. REACH promotes visibility, aims to bridge the arts and spaces in neighboring cities, encourages collaborative experimentation, and invites community members to participate in experiencing an array of contemporary art practices that are exhibited in a variety of traditional, nontraditional, and underutilized spaces throughout participating cities

http://www.reachfest.com/about/

Time lapse video of dripping red paint.

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:47:33 -0400

Time lapse video of dripping red paint.

jackie-times: Al Held, “Alphabet Paintings” at Cheim and Read...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:02:00 -0400

jackie-times:

Al Held, “Alphabet Paintings” at Cheim and Read (547 W 25th St., Chelsea, NYC)

In 2009 I was contacted by the Crystal City Business Improvement...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:31:00 -0400

In 2009 I was contacted by the Crystal City Business Improvement District. They were interested in using images from a recent solo show I had just had at the Arlington Arts Center (https://www.arlingtonartscenter.org/) as part of their Art Walls project (http://crystalcity.org/artful/art-walls). The idea of the program is to introduce art into areas of the city, adding color and interesting for Crystal City’s guests, residents, and employees.

My solo show became the public art installation, Supernature. It was a show of small paintings, the largest of which was 18 by 18 inches, the majority of them 10 by 10 inches. Imagine my shock when I saw my 10 by 10 inch paintings (like the ones above) blown up to 10 by 10 feet. When I first saw them I stopped my car in the middle of the road stunned, not a smart thing to do in Arlington.

Aside from shear scale, the explosion of color on an otherwise dull concrete underpass was needless to say, really exciting. It is still located 12th Street South in Crystal City.

Just about a month ago I was again contacted by the Crystal City BID to see if I would allow portions of my work to be used in signage for the new Arts Underground (http://crystalcity.org/artful/art-underground). This new space is a venue for galleries, studios, interactive exhibits and activities, performance and classroom spaces

http://mjbest.squarespace.com/news/2013/3/28/art-underground-arlington-va.html

diptych, each panel 30 by 40 inches. #painting. Not necessarily...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:43:34 -0400

diptych, each panel 30 by 40 inches. #painting. Not necessarily finished, I need to live with it for a while.

kayrave: O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:40:35 -0400

kayrave:

O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

The Sick Rose, 1794
William Blake (1757-1827)

El Anatsui, Ozone Layer, 2010 @BrooklynMuseum

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:28:31 -0400

El Anatsui, Ozone Layer, 2010 @BrooklynMuseum

hyperallergic: Philip Guston’s LinePhilip Guston, “Shoes”...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:12:08 -0400

hyperallergic:

Philip Guston’s Line
Philip Guston, “Shoes” (1972), oil on panel, 11 x 14 inches

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