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MATT SESOW

Oil on cardboard,

Matt Seeow'e paintings is to
share in a bit of his reality. A landing
irplane hit and s

at the age of eight, forcing him to
become right handed. The physical
and emotional pain of the trauma has
left a clear mark on Matt's w

1994, at the ege of 28, he bet
painting. His ttles, such as "Painting

dj his left arm

he has experience
painting as a way to
communicate hie emotions and
‘experiences in an immediate
erful manner. He talks
hing" ths paint en hie
and the turbulence it
creates grabs at the viewer,
letting go. Blood red
‘grounds, angry and averted
orange eyes, heavily outlined
figures not able to stay within
the confines of the canvas, are
hallmarks of his

and poems, all of
in lower case characters. He
finds it easier not to use capi-
tals, as it takes @ second hand
to push the shift key.

He wiites, " people are
sometimes very frightening to
me. i paint what i think the
subject might be thinking about
me. faces, a hand, and mouths
fe, but it all
comes together in the eyes.

are very expre

everyone i paint stares me
down as j create them, challenging
me to fail

Matt grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska
and has since moved to a tiny one
bedroom apartment in Washington,
DC, where he paints all day. He uses
cil on canvas and cardboard. Paint-

ange in size from notebook-

sized pages to 4 x 5 foot canvases.
His subject matter is always the
human form, often ina state of an-
ger, confusion, or loneliness.

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los angeles alternative art magazine

Beverly Sue Kaye

To see Matt Sesow's paintings is to share in a bit of his reality. A landing airplane hit and severed his left arm at the

age of eight, forcing him to become right handed. The physical and emotional pain of the trauma has left a clear

mark on Matt's work. In 1994, at the age of 28, he began painting. His titles, such as "Painting by Remembers",
“Lost Luggage", "Alone in Death", "Sucker Punch", and
“Waiting for Coagulation", are more than subtle hints of the
turmoil he has expenencéd. He views painting as a way to
communicate his emotions end experiences in an immediate
and powerful manner. He taks of "punching" the paint on his
surface, and the turbulence t creates grabs at the viewer, never
quite letting go. Blood red backgrounds, angry and averted
orange eyes, heavily outlined figures not able to stay within the
confines of the canvas, are hallmarks of his style.

Matt also writes short stories and poems, all of which appear in
lower case characters. He finds it easier not to use capitals, as it
takes a second hand to push the shift key.

He writes, "people are sometimes very frightening to me. ipaint
what i think the subject might be thinking about me. faces, a
hand, and mouths are very expressive, but it all comes together

in the eyes. everyone i paint stares me down as i create them, challenging me to fa

Matt Sesow - Magnificent Seven

Matt grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and has since moved to a tiny one bedroom apartment in Washington, DC, where
he paints all day. He uses oll on canvas ané cardboard.

Paintings range in size from notebook-sizec pages to 4 x 5 foot canvases. His subject matter is always the human
form, often in a state of anger, confusion, or loneliness.

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