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Press February 27, 2017

David J. Smith — “Baltimore’s Unofficial Museum of Social Justice: AVAM,” with a mention of “Shock and Awe”

David J. Smith — "Baltimore's Unofficial Museum of Social Justice: AVAM," with a mention of "Shock and Awe" (February 2017)

Matt at the time · his Facebook posts

Here's a bit more on the show with my art happening in Vancouver on Friday:
About the Show at Gallery 1515:
At first glance, Matt Sesow’s colourful and dynamic expressionist paintings may be unsettling to the eye, but these powerfully composed works are intended to challenge and inspire viewers beyond the limits of their typical responses. Sesow’s bold portrayals of political figures, social hierarchy, inner turmoil, and powerful and vulnerable animals, capture our attention and sometimes evoke discomfort. They take us to a place of brutality, shock, and awe. His raw and turbulent style results from the unique traumatic events in his life; as a child, the propeller of a landing plane severed his dominant hand and forearm. Through the cathartic act of painting, Sesow expresses the trauma that exists inside of him, and simultaneously considers the suffering, turmoil and contradiction…

nice mention of my art: Baltimore's Unofficial Museum of Social Justice: AVAM https://t.co/VvgiLOlXoX via @davidjsmith2013

Only a few more weeks to see my solo exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum... I'll be making available some of the paintings from the show after I get the work back in June. Here is a website with all the paintings... .Please feel free to contact me if you want to be on waiting list to acquire any of them. thanks! Matt Sesow http://www.sesow.com/avam/shock-and-awe-20162017/

More information on the closing party/reception for my solo show at the American Visionary Art Museum:

http://avam.org/exhibitions/matt-sesow-shock-and-awe-closing-reception.shtml

Only a few more weeks to see my solo exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum... I'll be making available some of the paintings from the show after I get the work back in June. Here is a website with all the paintings... .Please feel free to contact me if you want to be on waiting list to acquire any of them. thanks! Matt Sesow

http://www.sesow.com/avam/shock-and-awe-20162017/

Where this record comes from

Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “David J. Smith — ‘Baltimore’s Unofficial Museum of Social Justice: AVAM,’ with a mention of ‘Shock and Awe’.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2017. history.sesow.com/e/2017-david-j-smith-baltimore-unofficial.html. Accessed [date].

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