ABOUT

        My name is Matthew J. Blair I was born in 1981.  I enjoy working in a variety of mediums and styles. This website is a collection of some of that work.
   If you have any questions about this site or myself feel free to CONTACT me.

ARTIST STATEMENT

 

For me memories and everyday life feed into each other.  Every person carries around a history of who they are that causes a reaction or how they interpret a given situation.  A certain situation can bring a tear to one person while laughter to another.  For lack of better words, the possibilities are endless. 
This is a lot of what fuels me while I am painting or drawing.  I try to let my imagination run wild with distorted perspectives and exaggerated colors hopefully creating an embellished example of everyday life.  This is done with the intention of breaking down the fact that what you are looking at is an actual place in time, showing just how distorted memories are.  Yet we can all relate to them with one of the endless events and possibilities that lead us to who we are. 
         I’d like to think while each piece has a meaning and intent behind it for me that it isn’t complete until a person is bringing the history of who they are into the picture. 

 
Matthew J. Blair

SHOWS

 

2004, Treehouse Coffee Shop. Solo Show

 

2008, Art Blooms Juried Exhibition at the Croft Farm Arts Center, Group Show

2 pieces, Friends and Ants, accepted into the show, Friends took first place.

 

2008, Cherry Hill Library, Group Show

Show awarded for placing in Art Blooms Juried Exhibition. 3 pieces shown, Friends, Ants, and Broken Circle.

 

2008, Members and Faculty Exhibition at Perkins Center for the Arts, Group Show

1 Piece, Watch Out, accepted into show

 

2008, Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, Annual open juried exhibition

3 pieces, Friends, Watch Out, and Broken Circle, accepted into the show, Friends took first place.

 

2008, Work on Paper Show at Perkins Center for the Art, juried show.  1 piece, Drive accepted into the show.

 

2008, Ocean City Arts Center, Annual open juried exhibition.  1 piece, Ants accepted into the show.

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