Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 3:57PM A collection of images; some finished paintings, a few sketches, the images that are floating around in my head.
Houseplant, Paris, March 2011.
Half Moon I. 18 by 18 inches. Acrylic on panel
1st entry in Suburban Foraging Project for 2011. March 2011. Skunk Cabbage, Manchester, CT.
Drawing after Soutine, Paris. March 2011
Half Moon II. 18 by 18 inches. Acrylic on panel
Le Lapin, after Soutine. March 2011
Matthew Best, abstract, art, artist, drawing, drawings, painting, paintings, suburban foraging, works on paper Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 6:50AM
http://www.bcaonline.org/visualarts.html
This show will contain the full version of my Suburban Foraging in Public Spaces project. The entire project has never been displayed in one space before. It documents the beginnings of the project in 2006-2007 to 2010. I have never seen the whole thing displayed so I am very excited to see the results!
Pawpaws with Harmonograph, 2007. Colored pencil and harmonograph on paper
Installation detail from "Open Air", Nave Gallery, Somerville MA. August 2009
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 4:44PM Installation shot of Suburban Foraging in Public Spaces in Open Air @ the Nave Gallery, opening today, running until September 26.
http://artsomerville.org/nave/2010/openair.html
The section to the left is my foraging activities in 2009, each vertical column represents the month. The images are arranged chronologically (more or less...) It begins in February of 2009 and ends in November 2009. It expands and contracts with the coming of spring and summer. The right section is a portion of 2010, still under development.
Detail shot:
The installation consists of multiple deconstructed sketchbook pages. I take these sketchbooks with me as I go out to parks, yards (with permission...) and I sketch what I find there and/or document the plants that I harvest there. Each page encapsulate an experience, a plant I found, the weather, smells, anything that makes that experience unique. They serve as both a diary and a calender that I can refer back to again and again.
Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8:16PM My ongoing installation foraging project will be on display this coming September in a show called "Open Air." It will take place at the Nave Gallery in Somerville, MA.The show will run September 3-26 with a closing reception to take place on Saturday, September 25 from 6-8pm. It will be the first time entries created in 2009-2010 will be on display.
More information can be found here: http://www.artsomerville.org/nave/2010/openair.html
ABOUT THE SHOW
The outdoors have long been an inspiration for artists and probably will be forever. Over time, our interactions with and understanding of nature have changed. Today's artists create new genres in response to our diverse concerns while honoring the artworks that have come before them. Open Air brings together five artists enthralled by the world outside their front doors.
ARTISTS
Matthew Best
www.mjbest.squarespace.com
Nathalie Miebach
www.nathaliemiebach.com
Carolyn Muskat
www.muskatstudios.com
Ted Ollier
www.mindhuestudio.com
Jason Shoemaker
www.33studios.com
ABOUT THE RECEPTION
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 6-8 p.m.
Join us for a concert of new music as well as the reception for Open Air.
6:30 - "The Passing of Weather"
Weather Score #1, Musical Buoy in Search Towards A New Shore
Weather Score #2, External Weather, Internal Storm
And a new, currently untitled world premier!
Elaine Rombola (www.elainerombola.com) and Nathalie Miebach have collaborated on musical scores translated from Miebach's meteorological sculptures. There will be approximately half an hour of new music inspired by weather patterns and played on piano and the church's organ followed by the reception for Open Air. These compositions open up Miebach's sculptures and unlock the quiet emotions woven into her sculptures. If you are a fan of contemporary composition, this performance should not be missed!
