///ROADSIDE ATTRACTION///
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE, 36x96x24”, 2019.
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION is a collection of paintings, sculpture, photography, writing, and music based on the mythos, romance, and relics of the open backroads of the American Mountain West. This work was developed with the help of a Tumbleweed Residency in association with Gallery One Visual Arts Center in Ellensburg, WA, where the work was first exhibited in August 2019. This work, along with new works on the theme, will be displayed at the MILK Gallery at ALMA MATER in Tacoma, WA, in July 2020.
///ROADSIDE ATTRACTION/// ///PHOTOS///
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION Series Group A, 1999-2019. 18 - 18x24” prints. Edition of 10. Details below. Purchasing info matthew@OLDSart.com
///ROADSIDE ATTRACTION/// ///PAINTINGS///
LOST AND ROAMING Paintings from ROADSIDE ATTRACTION, 60x72” each, acrylic on canvas covered panel, 2019. These paintings are based on locations discovered off the highways and byways of the American West. Details below. Purchasing info - matthew@OLDSart.com
LOST AND ROAMING Paintings from ROADSIDE ATTRACTION, 60x72’ each, acrylic on canvas covered panel, 2019. Details below. Purchasing info - matthew@OLDSart.com
LOST AND ROAMING 1, 60x72'“, acrylic on canvas covered panel, 2019. Purchasing info - matthew@OLDSart.com
LOST AND ROAMING 2, 60x72”, acrylic on canvas covered panel, 2019. Purchasing info - matthew@OLDSart.com
///ROADSIDE ATTRACTION/// ///SCULPTURES///
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE (studio view), 36x96x24”, salvaged payphones, plywood, aluminum, plexiglass, cycling LED lighting, custom programmed audio tracks, 2019. Email Matthew@HOLDstudios.com for availability.
Each phone is wired up to play the track CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE from the artist’s album ROADSIDE ATTRACTION. Each phone plays the song in one of the five most used languages worldwide when you pick up the receiver, reflecting the variances of universal truth. The song and phones represent the longing to connect with someone no matter the time, distance, or space, in this world or the next.
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION, refurbished and repurposed jukebox, photos, original 13 track album, short story, 2019.
The jukebox plays the album ROADSIDE ATTRACTION. Each track corresponds to a chapter of the short story of the same name. The text and music is currently set to photography but future iterations will have a graphic novel (currently in production) in place of the photos. The CD and graphic novel will be available summer 2020. For the rights to the story and music, as well as the piece itself, please contact matthew@HOLDstudios.com for availability.
DINER (Eggs Over Medium Across America)
DINER, repurposed and refinished diner booth, custom table with tabletop video screen playing Eggs Over Medium Across America, mixed media, 2019.
For this piece, I ordered and recorded the eating of the same meal across the country. The meal was eggs over medium with bacon, potatoes, toast and coffee, often considered the classic American breakfast. While each meal was similar as each component was included, there were regional variances and subtle differences from place to place. This work delves into the idea of variations of universal truths. The video runs from one meal to the next from an overhead perspective documenting the eating of each meal. This lighthearted take on this idea is similar to the much heavier take found in Call Me When You Get There.
