Mattoose: Bagatelles

Bagatelles, a painting and drawing exhibition by Silver City artist, Mattoose, opens on Thursday, March 5.

Excerpts by the artist:
– For me the act of painting is a challenge. I do not set out to create a specific image or message from the start; I never know where I’m going. Rather, the act of painting creates the painting and its idea. And, if the challenge is good, then the image just presents itself, it’s a gift!
-I aim for my work to transpose one’s attention and wonder to certain transcendental ideas; ideas that lie dormant in the depth of our objective consciousness.
– I want my painting to feel as if it came instantly. So that, in end, there’s no idea to be interpreted, rather a thing to be experienced.
– At its best, my work comes inexplicably and without method.

Exhibition Dates: March 5-28.

Public Reception: Friday, March 6, 5-7 pm

Artist’s Q & A: Sunday March 22, 3 pm

Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-4, Friday and Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-3 and by appointment