Went to London to some art fairs and actions
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7/26 went to the Hamptons scope international contempory art fair www.scope-art.com
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coming soon ground luanch skydiving painting video soon
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Artist Statement
Matthew Cheney
My paintings are processed based performative in nature. My art often reflects the way I live; action, motion, and the movement of the body are important in the work I do. Accordingly, my process of painting is highly performative: “Pink on black”, was painted while skate boarding. Oils on canvas are my primary medium. My sporting activities are often integrated into by my work; whether it is skydiving, snowboarding, skate boarding or simply any body action. I enjoy movement in my work.
Because of the importance of carpentry and time in my work, preparation is key.
In my most recent work I mix diverse elements: paints, video, performance, carpentry, environmental effects and sporting equipment. The subject matter in my work is often less important than the process. My subject matter is abstract expressionism. I am interested in exploring the legacy of Action Painters such as Jackson Pollock. By using the sports which I love, however expressing myself becomes something uniquely different. Every painting I make is different. I often do not know what the final results will be. My work is very conceptual, although I enjoy the challenge of making representational art. As challenging as representational art is, the art I am making today express the unity of two art forms more effectively than representational art. Although my work is process oriented, Jackson Pollock’s movement on canvas and Matthew Barney’s performance art have been influential in the development of my idea of making process based work. I have as much passion in the sports I do as in my painting. Contrasting the performance art of Saburo Murakami, my work uses modern day sport, painting and media together. By creating action art I am unifying these passions while drawing attention to the excitement of movement.
Who I'd like to meet:
Matthew J. Cheney
cheney_matthew@yahoo.com
mattcheney.com
Education
2002-2006 Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston Massachusetts
Studying for Fine Arts Degree
February 2004/ February 2003 International Mountain Climbing School, North Conway New Hampshire. Avalanche Awareness Level 1 and 2 certificates.
Summer 2001 Art Institute of Boston
The Art of Caricature and Figure Drawing classes
Summer 2000 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Ma.
Life Drawing class
1998-2002 North Middlesex Regional High School, Townsend, Ma.
Art Classes Gingerbread Art Gallery, Pepperell, Ma. 1995-2002
Exhibitions
Middlesex club February 2007 “Uncontrolled Substance Wis.dm” Boston, Ma.
Expresso Royale Artwork display December 2006 Boston, Ma.
Matt Show December 1, 2006, 601 Newbury St. Boston, Ma.
Artist for Bay State 2000 Worcester Art Museum
Arisia Sci Fi art exhibit 2000 Boston
Massachusetts Junior Duck Stamp Conservation Program for the Arts 1999
Annually Gingerbread Art Gallery May 1995-2002
August 1998 Lawrence Library Pepperell, Ma
Awards and Recognitions
2007 Documented in Pop culture, art since 1945, and post modern classes at the Art
Institute of Boston
2006 Permanent collection at Art Institute Of Boston
2003 National Collegiate Parachuting Championships 2nd place, Lake Wales, Florida
2001 Art All State Award with Scholarship, Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
2001 most artistic North Middlesex Regional High School, Townsend, Ma.
2000 Finalist at SciFi Student Art contest Boston, Ma.
Activities
Skydive license #C-34547, snowboarding, hiking, arts, gallery hopping, cooking, and traveling.
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I feel very strongly that you should make T shirts with that photo of yourself on them. Like, to promote your art. I would totally buy one, just so you know. Oh, AND wear it.
hey mr. artiste, you still in massawhatchamacallitts? if so you should come to salem for halloween...i wonder which sky diving freak will get kicked out of the club this year... :oP hope all is well
hey man, i've living in boston now, i lost my phone in florida in a drunken haze so i don't have your number anymore. give me a call sometime. dude come base jumping this april. you know you want to.
"Poetic Terrorism" From the 18th to the 21st of October - Madrid Spain Curated by Elga Wimmer NYC. with:Alfred Porres (Spain), Olga Kisseleva (Russia/France), Martin Sexton (Ireland/UK), Naeem Mohaiemen (Bangladesh) and Sehban Zaidi (Pakistan), Alterazioni Video (Italy), Jeremy Blake (USA), Damien Aspe (France), Robert Boyd (USA), Juan Manuel Echavarria (Columbia), Carolee Schneemann (USA/Canada), Jenny Marketou (Greece), Teresa Serrano (Mexico), Martha Colburn (USA), Minnette Vári (South Africa), Peter Aerschmann (Germany), Michael Najjar and Dieter Jaufmann (Germany), Óscar Seco and Manuel Mingo (Spain), Federico Solmi (Italy), Liselot van der Heijden (Holland), Madeleine Hatz (Sweden/ USA), Chistoph Draeger (Switzerland), Perry Bard (USA) and Makoto Aida (Japan)
Damien Aspe - France “One second of Real TV#2” (2005)
