Robert Dimatteo

Born in Boston.
Lives and works in metropolitan NY area.

I began as a representational(realist)painter and in the early 90's moved into abstraction which has proved to be my identity as a painter. I am interested in the relationship between the organic and synthetic worlds in which we reside and I have long been intersted in how we live this dichotomy. The work presents this relationship through a vocabulary of odd shapes(both organic and geometric)that focus on color, space and surface/tactile qualities that challenge perception and engage the viewer on a multitude of levels,in particular,the way in which memory and experience translate into color and form functioning both as mental image and as sign. Materials add another dimension to this concern for the organic and synthetic as a variety of materials, combined with the ways in which these materials are applied and manipulated, contribute to an overall engagement with surface and visual tactility. In all, these works are an inclusive, dynamic expression of human experience, that pertains to the organic and synthetic worlds and are a reflection of the ways we straddle these two worlds with an abstract relationship to both.