MATT AUSTIN
NEW AMERICANA
New Americana Box, 2004 Eastern Maple, brass, casein 5 x 9.5 x 6 inches
NEW AMERICANA
THIS SERIES EXPLORES THE UBIQUITOUS IMAGERY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICANA EMPLOYING TRADITIOINAL TECHNIQUES. THE CONTRAST OF STARK CONTEMPORARILY ICONOGRAPHIC IMAGERY JUXTAPOSED AGAINST WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBJECT TAKEN FROM 170 YEARS PRIOR, PROMPTS ENGAGMENT OR RESPONSE FROM THE VIEWER. QUESTIONS ARISE AS VARIED AS THE COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OBSERVED THEMSELVES. PHOSPHORESCENT PIGMENT IN THE "GHOST" WORKS OF THE SERIES WAXES ELEGAIC, CASTING A HAUNTING, ILLUMINATING, GLOW AS THE LIGHT SOURCE IS REDUCED.
NEW AMERICANA
THIS SERIES EXPLORES THE UBIQUITOUS IMAGERY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICANA EMPLOYING TRADITIOINAL TECHNIQUES. THE CONTRAST OF STARK CONTEMPORARILY ICONOGRAPHIC IMAGERY JUXTAPOSED AGAINST WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBJECT TAKEN FROM 170 YEARS PRIOR, PROMPTS ENGAGMENT OR RESPONSE FROM THE VIEWER. QUESTIONS ARISE AS VARIED AS THE COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OBSERVED THEMSELVES. PHOSPHORESCENT PIGMENT IN THE "GHOST" WORKS OF THE SERIES WAXES ELEGAIC, CASTING A HAUNTING, ILLUMINATING, GLOW AS THE LIGHT SOURCE IS REDUCED.
NEW AMERICANA
THIS SERIES EXPLORES THE UBIQUITOUS IMAGERY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICANA EMPLOYING TRADITIOINAL TECHNIQUES. THE CONTRAST OF STARK CONTEMPORARILY ICONOGRAPHIC IMAGERY JUXTAPOSED AGAINST WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBJECT TAKEN FROM 170 YEARS PRIOR, PROMPTS ENGAGMENT OR RESPONSE FROM THE VIEWER. QUESTIONS ARISE AS VARIED AS THE COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OBSERVED THEMSELVES. PHOSPHORESCENT PIGMENT IN THE "GHOST" WORKS OF THE SERIES WAXES ELEGAIC, CASTING A HAUNTING, ILLUMINATING, GLOW AS THE LIGHT SOURCE IS REDUCED.
NEW AMERICANA
THIS SERIES EXPLORES THE UBIQUITOUS IMAGERY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICANA EMPLOYING TRADITIOINAL TECHNIQUES. THE CONTRAST OF STARK CONTEMPORARILY ICONOGRAPHIC IMAGERY JUXTAPOSED AGAINST WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBJECT TAKEN FROM 170 YEARS PRIOR, PROMPTS ENGAGMENT OR RESPONSE FROM THE VIEWER. QUESTIONS ARISE AS VARIED AS THE COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OBSERVED THEMSELVES. PHOSPHORESCENT PIGMENT IN THE "GHOST" WORKS OF THE SERIES WAXES ELEGAIC, CASTING A HAUNTING, ILLUMINATING, GLOW AS THE LIGHT SOURCE IS REDUCED.
NEW AMERICANA
THIS SERIES EXPLORES THE UBIQUITOUS IMAGERY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICANA EMPLOYING TRADITIOINAL TECHNIQUES. THE CONTRAST OF STARK CONTEMPORARILY ICONOGRAPHIC IMAGERY JUXTAPOSED AGAINST WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OBJECT TAKEN FROM 170 YEARS PRIOR, PROMPTS ENGAGMENT OR RESPONSE FROM THE VIEWER. QUESTIONS ARISE AS VARIED AS THE COLLECTIVE & INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OBSERVED THEMSELVES. PHOSPHORESCENT PIGMENT IN THE "GHOST" WORKS OF THE SERIES WAXES ELEGAIC, CASTING A HAUNTING, ILLUMINATING, GLOW AS THE LIGHT SOURCE IS REDUCED.