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Press archive · 2002

Big News Magazine

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Sesow in Big News Magazine ... Feb 2002 ***

Sesow in Big News Magazine

Magazine benefiting New York City's homeless

Feb 2002

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Featuring

Matt Sesow

“Guardian Angels Circle Saints {in lowel",

36x24" (oil on convas board)

Artist Statement:

Tam a self-taught artist and I paint every day. I like to use intense colors and sharp lines to tell a moving story. I like the way card- board holds oil paint and the way canvas burns my fingers and sands my nails as I scratch its surface. Lenjoy the smell of linseed oil and

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8 ~ BIGnews

~ February 2002

turpentine as they fill my studio space. Painting takes all my energy and effort. It is the most important thing I do.

“When I was eight years old, in the summer of 1974, I was struck by a small landing airplane while playing outside with friends near the rural airfield across the street from my house. The airplane’s propeller struck my upper left arm, dragged me over 150 feet, and sub- sequently removed it. The surgeons in Lincoln, Nebraska were able to re-attach the arm through a series of operations; however, blood flow to my left hand was insufficient, and the hand was amputated during one of

several surgeries. I was left-handed before the accident; however, through the love and constant support of my parents and siblings, I was able to lead a happy child-

hood.”

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