Matthew Greenway
dal 7/9/2006 al 28/10/2006
Segnalato da
7/9/2006
Matthew Greenway
Figureworks, New York
Night Thoughts. The artist's typical subjects include floods, fires, and hurricanes, where displaced figures are confronted with the power of nature.
Night Thoughts
Figureworks is pleased to open this season with Matthew Greenway’s
latest oil paintings and works on paper.
This work focuses on life-altering, catastrophic events and
Matthew’s disruptive dreams surrounding them. Typical subjects
include floods, fires, and hurricanes, where displaced figures are
confronted with the power of nature. For Matthew, this work is a way
to purge and document intense events into a striking and approachable
format.
These unusual paintings are ironically romantic in nature as they are
presented in Matthew’s signature softened and contemplative way.
This is achieved through his formal painting technique using a muted
palette and balanced composition. In line with his previous series of
generational, familial interiors, these pieces are personal,
haunting, and historic in nature.
Related gouaches, wood blocks, and monotypes preceded the series and
are included in the exhibition. These pieces are not only studies
for the paintings but finely executed works on paper that explore
abstract shape, contrast, and design in a direct black and white format.
Matthew Greenway attended the National Academy of Design, Brooklyn
College, and New York Academy of Art, where he received his MFA. He
was awarded the Charles G. Shaw Memorial Award from Brooklyn College
and the Prince of Wales Fellowship from New York Academy of Art. He
is currently instructing at Philadelphia University and Fleisher Art
Memorial in Philadelphia.
Reception: Friday Evening, September 8th, 6-9PM
Figureworks
168 North 6th Street
(1 block south from the "L" train Bedford Avenue station, between
Bedford Ave./ Driggs Ave.) - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1-6pm or by appointment