Black Drago, Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2014

Matthew Green  

I am a realist painter with a lean to the abstract, and I try to capture more than the physical structure of a building or landscape. I find the essence of a subject and show beauty in the nuances, often featuring the conflict of Nature versus Man.

It began with a fascination for found objects. It's the stuff that floats in on the tide, blows in on the wind or rises up from the soil; random objects, even buildings once centers of industry or tourist destinations, that are turned from useful to useless.

I can see the strength and allure in things and in their history, and I try to bring life back in. I want to show both the harsh realities and magnificent beauties in everyday life and our surroundings.

Education:

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1994
Concentration in Painting and Printmaking; Minor in Graphic Design.

Exhibitions:

Select Exhibitions 1996 - 2017
Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia PA
Lana Santorelli Gallery, Hoboken NJ
Off The Wall Gallery, Philadelphia PA
4Towns4Art, Camden County NJ
The A Space, Philadelphia PA
Essene Market & Cafe, Philadelphia PA
Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago IL
Sun National Bank, Collingswood NJ
10th Street Laundromat, Philadelphia PA
Race Street Café, Philadelphia PA
Fusion Gallery, Collingswood NJ
Grooveground Coffeebar and Music, Collingswood NJ
Qbix Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Café Lift, Philadelphia PA
Marco Polo Gallery, Collingswood NJ
PII Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Big Idea Gallery, Jim Thorpe PA
Well-Fed Artists Gallery, Philadelphia PA
No Bar Cafe, New York NY.

Artistic Influences:

Fauvists, Impressionists, Dada, Surrealism.

Tags:

Realism, sky, nature, landscape, water, light.