The Grove Painting

My name is Matthew Adamczyk, I am a self taught artist residing in Chicago. Prior to establishing my career as a painter I was a Principle Ballet Dancer. Having a profound love and a natural curiosity for all aspects of art, I am exploring many ideas as to what art can be through painting. My career dancing and performing on stage has triggered a sense of depth, light and shadow, perception and layers in art. My paintings focus on multiple layers of color to create a mix of tone, contrast and depth that constantly change as the art is viewed from different angles. I achieve this by hand painting thousands of push pins and plotting them on a Ben Day dot grid to establish the subject matter. The background area is painted but left without the presence of pins to create additional depth. Inspired by the Pop and Graphic artists before me I try and keep each piece bright, whimsical, and full of life and energy. To view additional photos and videos on how each artwork is created please visit my Instagram page to better understand what goes into creating each piece.