With all of that under his belt, it's a little hard to remember that Matelski is also an artist in his own right. Turnaround is fair play: Tonight he'll get his own show, Urban Sprawl, that opens with a First Friday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tenn Street Coffee and Books.
See also: - The Bogeyman Art Show tells tales tonight at the MacSpa - Celebrate Artopia and Westword's newest MasterMinds - Over the Weekend: Art in the Garden
Of the painting series, Matelski writes this statement:
My Urban Series is inspired from photographs taken by my grandfather, Ed Urban. I have taken a collection of my grandfather's photos, some of my own, and some that I have collected and created photo transfers on costume canvases. Most of the canvases are created from old drop cloths that I have used for painting. I have applied a patina to the canvas and let natural elements show through. With the photo transfers I have added a ghost-like under paint with an oil-pastel resist to create a preferred level of ambiguity. I call this current series "Urban Sprawl."
Musician Mark Hitchinson will perform at the reception, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight; the show will stay up at Tenn Street through October 28. For information visit the Facebook event page.
Following is an Urban Sprawl sneak peek.
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