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Al Mathes - Paintings
recent work
There seems to me two poles through which my paintings are attempted. First there is a need to comply, to be honest to the reality I sense. Second a desire to assert my own particular understanding. There are recurring formal issues - Frontality, Density,Transparency, and Juxtaposition. Fundamentally they are about the way things confront and arrange themselves. I hope they speak to the viewer as well.
"Umpqua Divide"
52" x 90" acrylic and pastels on mylar 2016
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