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116126,6:45 AM Sesow Made in China
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Matt Sesow paints in China during july 2008
"DC Examiner": published September 4, 2008 (daily print edition and online)
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Made in China: Travelogue, uncensored
By Robin Tierney
‘Speclal "The Beaminer
“Where in the world is Matt
2” would make an amusing
Sesow?
game.
One day, the D.C.-based extremo
expressionist is in North Carolina,
painting spontaneous!
toa live opera performance of “Don
Giovanni.”
Soon, he's jetting to San Fran-
cisco to paint the set for a play, “All
You Can Eat.”
Most of July, he painted his way
through China with his parents
‘COURTESY PHOTO
‘A Matt Sesow painting from the
“Made in China” exhibition
‘Made in China’
Through Sept. 20
» WHERE: Long View Gallery;
1302 9th St. NW
» COST: Free
» INFORMATION: 202-232-4788;
longviewgallery.com
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and fellow artist Dana Ellyn. They
found supplies along the way, as
well as inspirations from acrobats
to “all kinds of communists.
“I really enjoy being with my
parents, so taking time away from
them to paint was very difficult,
jesow said.
I rectified this situation by
sketching some of my paintings
using pen and ink while hanging
out with them in bars and on the
deck of ships, in buses. ... Dana and
Ihad to forgo sleep and food some-
times just so we could work on the
paintings.”
Selections from the duo's visual
travelogue now fill Long View Gal-
lery. Sesow’s graphic accounts
erupt with frenzy, di nt,
incredulity.
There are rope-walks between
exhilaration and hysteria, observa-
tions conscious and subconscious
of a vast morass of myriad tradi-
tions colliding with breakneck
modernization.
Sesow interprets the painting,
“Made in China”: “I bought some
playing cards with [various images}
of Mao ... [noticed the prominence
of his wave, his han
Sesow then imagined how his
own painting hand might have
been figuratively severed had he
lived in China. The bunny rabbits
at the bottom represent the inno-
cent, marginalized Chinese people
who've endured lifelong struggles.
“When you ride alone, you ride
with Mao” — is a self-portrait
as “the American tourist riding
through Tiananmen Square on a
chicken with a panda hat.”
Chickens and hat:
ow metaphori
It is the way we felt when peo-
ple would ask to take our pictures.
Some of the people had traveled
from rural villages and never seen
‘Westerners; ” Sesow said. The title
nods to a World War II propaganda
are among +
poster that likened gas-wasting
solo automobile trips to
with Hitler.”
“riding
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008| DC 37
Sesow flash-freezes the shock Matt-osphere is tumultuous, but
of events through his raw figures’ not forbidding.
facial expressions and body lan- With the trip to China, Sesow
guage. Bright colors and large, is making good on his goal to have
erimated forms both hulking and _ painted in every continent.
diminutive render even primal “I only have Antarctica to go,’
scream s approachable; the he said.
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Made in China: Travelogue, uncensored
Robin Tierney
Special to The Examiner 8
WASHINGTON - "Where in the world is Matt Sesow?” would make an amusing game.
One day, the D.C.-based extremo expressionist is in North Carolina, painting spontaneously,
side-stage, to a live opera performance of “Don Giovanni
Soon, he's jetting to San Francisco to paint the set for a play, “All
You Can Eat.”
Most of July, he painted his way through China with his parents
and fellow artist Dana Ellyn. They found supplies along the way, as
well as inspirations from acrobats to “all kinds of communists.”
“I really enjoy being with my parents, so taking time away from
them to paint was very difficult,” Sesow said. “I rectified this
situation by sketching some of my paintings using pen and ink
while hanging out with them in bars and on the deck of ships, in
buses. ... Dana and I had to forgo sleep and food sometimes just
so we could work on the paintings.”
Selections from the duo's visual travelogue now fill Long View
Gallery. Sesow’s graphic accounts erupt with frenzy, distress,
“Made in China" is one Matt dissent, incredulity. There are rope-walks between exhilaration and
‘Sesow painting from the Made in. _hysteria, observations conscious and subconscious of a vast
China exhibition at Long View morass of myriad traditions colliding with breakneck
Gallery in Washington. modernization
Courtesy Photo Sesow interprets the painting, "Made in China”: “I bought some
playing cards with (various images) of Mao ... I noticed the
prominence of his wave, his hand.”
‘Sesow then imagined how his own painting hand might have been figuratively severed had he lived
in China. The bunny rabbits at the bottom represent the innocent, marginalized Chinese people
Who've endured lifelong struggles.
“When you ride alone, you ride with Mao” — is a self-portrait as “the American tourist riding through
Tiananmen Square on a chicken with a panda hat.”
Chickens and hats are among Sesow metaphorica.
“It is the way we felt (there) when people would ask to take our pictures. Some of the people had
traveled from rural villages and never seen ‘westerners’,” he said. The title nods to a WWII
propaganda poster that likened gas-wasting solo automobile trips to “riding with Hitler.”
Sesow flash-freezes the shock of events through his raw figures’ facial expressions and body
language. Bright colors and large, animated forms both hulking and diminutive render even primal
scream scenes approachable; the Matt-osphere is tumultuous, but not forbidding.
‘Sesow's making good on his goal to have painted in every continent.
“I only have Antarctica to go,” he said.
(If you go: Made in China; Through Sept. 20; Long View Gallery; 1302 9th St. NW, Washington;
free; 202-232-4788; longviewgallery.com)
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July 2008
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See paintings and PRESS reviews here
Made in China: Travelogue, uncensored
By Robin Tierney
Special to The Examiner 9/4/08
WASHINGTON – "Where in the world is Matt Sesow?” would make an amusing game.
One day, the D.C.-based extremo expressionist is in North Carolina, painting spontaneously, side-stage, to a live
opera performance of “Don Giovanni.”
ÒMade in ChinaÓ is one Matt Sesow painting from the Made in China exhibition at Long View Gallery in
Washington. Courtesy Photo
Soon, he’s jetting to San Francisco to paint the set for a play, "All You Can Eat.”
Most of July, he painted his way through China with his parents and fellow artist Dana Ellyn. They found supplies
along the way, as well as inspirations from acrobats to “all kinds of communists.”
“I really enjoy being with my parents, so taking time away from them to paint was very difficult,” Sesow said. “I
rectified this situation by sketching some of my paintings using pen and ink while hanging out with them in bars
and on the deck of ships, in buses. ... Dana and I had to forgo sleep and food sometimes just so we could work on
the paintings.”
Selections from the duo’s visual travelogue now fill Long View Gallery. Sesow’s graphic accounts erupt with frenzy,
distress, dissent, incredulity. There are rope-walks between exhilaration and hysteria, observations conscious and
subconscious of a vast morass of myriad traditions colliding with breakneck modernization.
Sesow interprets the painting, “Made in China”: “I bought some playing cards with (various images) of Mao ... I
noticed the prominence of his wave, his hand.”
Sesow then imagined how his own painting hand might have been figuratively severed had he lived in China. The
bunny rabbits at the bottom represent the innocent, marginalized Chinese people who’ve endured lifelong
struggles.
“When you ride alone, you ride with Mao” — is a self-portrait as “the American tourist riding through Tiananmen
Square on a chicken with a panda hat.”
Chickens and hats are among Sesow metaphorica.
“It is the way we felt (there) when people would ask to take our pictures. Some of the people had traveled from
rural villages and never seen ‘westerners’,” he said. The title nods to a WWII propaganda poster that likened gaswasting solo automobile trips to “riding with Hitler.”
Sesow flash-freezes the shock of events through his raw figures’ facial expressions and body language. Bright
colors and large, animated forms both hulking and diminutive render even primal scream scenes approachable;
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Sesow Made in China
the Matt-osphere is tumultuous, but not forbidding.
Sesow’s making good on his goal to have painted in every continent.
“I only have Antarctica to go,” he said.
(If you go: Made in China; Through Sept. 20; Long View Gallery; 1302 9th St. NW, Washington; free; 202-2324788; longviewgallery.com)
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