NEW WORK

 

#89

ACRYLIC / ENAMEL / PANEL

12″ X 12″

 

NEW WORK

# 45

ACRYLIC / ENAMEL / PANEL

24″ X 24

BLUE # 3

ACRYLIC / ENAMEL / PANEL

16″ X 16″

New Work

 

# 73

ACRYLIC / ENAMEL / PANEL

20″ X 24″

REVISIT

  Early last year I made the decision to begin documenting my Paintings and drawings before and after academia. I also took a break from contributing to the gallery run of exhibiting in the city. A time for reflection was needed. I have always believed that as artists we have this unique view and perception of the world around us and It effects us in ways that is evident in our art And art making process. Sometimes we just have to step back and just look more at what we have done. Listen to what we are saying in our work and respond.

So I came across an old painting that I did before I started my art education. I looked at it for hours and started to listen.

 

 ACRYLIC / ENAMEL / CANVAS

20″ X 24″

1997

NEWS

www.studiovisitmagazine.com

 

 WORK SELECTED FOR THE

SUMMER EDITION VOLUME TWELVE OF

STUDIO VISIT

 

 

242 S. Santa Fe, Salina, KS 67401                        785.827.1431 salinaartcenter.org       SHIN-HEE CHIN   PRITI COX   MATTHEW HILYARD   MICHAEL KRUEGER   MICHELLE MEADE   DEBBIE WAGNER                  AUGUST 27-October 10, 2010 OPENING RECEPTION WITH THE ARTISTS: Thursday, August 26, 5:00 to 7:00 pm   In working toward its mission to create exchanges among art, artists, and audiences that reveal life, the Salina Art Center relies upon creative partnerships with artists who serve their communities as progressive thinkers, leaders, and agents of culture and positive change. The Artist Exchange, initiated in 2006, is one such partnership. Each year, six Kansas artists-working independently or collaboratively in their studios-meet regularly for eight to ten months to share ideas, develop formal skills, and to support each other’s artistic practices. This rigorous interaction culminates in an exhibition at the Salina Art Center, featuring the work produced during this period.   Artists participating in this year’s program include: Shin-hee Chin (McPherson), Priti Cox (Salina), Matthew Hilyard (Andover), Michael Krueger (Lawrence), Michelle Meade (Salina), and Debbie Wagner (Bennington). This exhibition is generously underwritten in part by our 2010 exhibition partner       RELATED PROGRAMS    IN DIALOGUE: A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS:  Friday, August 27, noon Artist Initiaive Director Connie Burket and Executive Director Christopher Cook visit with artists participating in this year’s Artist Exchange to discuss the exhibited works and how the program influenced their individual artistic practices.       ATIST PERFORMANCE: Sunday, September 12, 4:00 pm Artist Michelle Meade will perform a free, public puppet show in conjunction with her multi-media installation Arden’s Garden (2010).   MEMBER MIXER: Thursday, September 30, 5:30 pm Artist Exchnge artists and Christopher Cook, Executive Director, guide Art Center members on a tour and conversation about the exhibition, followed by a round of adult beverages. All programs take place at the Art Center. For more information visit salinaartcenter.org.  Artist Exchange is made possible in part by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and is presented in part by Salina Art Center donors; the Horizons Grants Program of the Salina Arts & Humanities Commission, City of Salina; the Kansas Arts Commission, a  state agency; and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

BAREBACK LOVE / PRINT ON BANNER / VINYL / MAGNETS  81″ X 46″

MONSTER / DIGITAL PRINT / VINYL / 30″ X 20″ FRAMED

8 YRS OLD / DIGITAL PRINT / VINYL / 41″ X 30″

10 YRS OLD / MIXED MEDIA / UNDERWEAR / 42″ X 20″

CANDY / DIGITAL PRINT / VINYL / 36″ X 24″ FRAMED IN WHITE

LITTLE BOYS TASTE BEST AT 10 / DIGITAL PRINT / VINYL / CHRISTMAS LIGHTS / 72″ X 17″  ( DETAIL )

TRAP / TWIN MATTRESS / POLAROIDS  ( DETAIL )

In this body of work, I am particularly interested in the visual
language of a literal experience. When a traumatic event takes place, it
leaves an imprint. A mental, emotional and physical scar is created. Memory
plays a significant role in the process. Through memory, themes of love, loss,
sexual abuse and illness are explored.

The photo medium helps with this literal experience. Through film I
physically re-create the event or events from my personal experiences. I
scratch, add text and material to the surface that gives each piece a
tactile quality and creates a sort of “moving” narrative that I hope tells a
story and represents the image as touched by time.

Through these visual effects I attempt to create a commentary from a
buried personal experience.

MATTHEW HILYARD

PRESS LINK:  http://www.salina.com/entertainment/story/Artist-Exchange-8-27