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Scare Tactics #P-S-00145 Drawing
United States
Drawing, Ink on Paper
Size: 8 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
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About The Artwork
I spent some time studying art under the terrifying tutelage of Sam Tchakalian in San Francisco. Every word he spoke about art was solid, indisputable, and everybody knew it, especially Sam. The day I met him, he walked directly up to me like a wagon full of bricks with no brakes, and he got right up in my face, staring me down. His breathing was that of a pissed off rodeo bull, and I literally let slip a tiny yelp! He used his entire body to bend and look down at the lazy patchwork of basic shapes I was toying with on the canvas, then bent back upright going nose-to-nose with me. He yelled, “Picasso is dead! Why are you trying to bring him back? Dead artists, dead art!” Sam clearly knew how to make an impression. But if he took the time to yell at you, I would later come to learn, meant you had the kind of talent that he respected. Rest In Peace, dear Sam. You are deeply missed but never forgotten. Graphite and ink pen on paper. 2014. 11 x 8.
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Drawing:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:8 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Matt Woods is a contemporary painter. His figurative and narrative works attempt to harness his own stream of consciousness towards images that reveal simple, universal stories of adversity and perseverance. In his abstract works, he sees himself as an archeologist of paint and process, repeatedly adding and subtracting layers to a variety of surfaces, hunting for visual splendor and order in the frantic discord. His work balances soft, careful mark making, often combined with violent, destructive processes, to achieve a result which mirrors his view that life is a marriage of exaltation and pain. The canvas materials Matt chooses are often reclaimed pieces of wood from structures that come with their own embedded histories, like an old, well-used easel found at a yard sale, or an abandoned skateboard ramp found in the middle of the desert. These ghosts that accompany the materials call out to have their stories influence the marks made by the artist, adding further buried layers of interest and complexity to the work.
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