Where Do We Go From Here: New Paintings by Matt Pinney
As I processes what had been lost, I came to see the trauma of the pandemic and all that I had lost. The feelings of isolation and the collective desire to return to a world that had already fallen apart. In coming to grips with how to live in a pandemic, I began to see myself more clearly for the fantasies, the partial truths that I had held up, and see them for what they were. We’ve all gone through a journey with Covid. These paintings are a recording of my journey and what I have learned.
Collide of Scope: Paintings by James Stephen Terrell
In these days and times new sets of norms have been expressed. Many are perplexed, jumbled, confused, muddled, mixed-up, puzzled, confounded, bewildered, befuddled and dizzy with thoughts of anxiety. “Collide of Scope” addresses the feelings we all encounter despite race, color or creed. “Collide of Scope” uses lines, color blocking, geometric patterns, infused over figures to address the emotions of social unrest, isolation and mental health. My paintings present and examine the question how did we as a race of humans manage in times when our foundations seem to be shaken fractured and at times shattered. “Collide of Scope” seeks to show the viewer how an artist uses
color to convey the importance of having an opportunity to focus on creating,
contemplating and documenting our existence in these times.
