{"id":2208,"date":"2019-11-04T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listagil.is\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2019-11-04T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:05:25","slug":"matt-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listagil.is\/?p=2208","title":{"rendered":"Matt Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Armstrong er myndlistama\u00f0ur b\u00fasettur \u00ed Atlanta, Georgia \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og hlaut BFA hj\u00e1 Valdosta State University 2003. Hans listr\u00e6na ferli hefst yfirleitt me\u00f0 hugmynd sem hann reynir a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la \u00e1 myndr\u00e6nan h\u00e1tt. “Almennt reyni \u00e9g a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la listinni minni eins og samtali. \u00c9g hneigist a\u00f0 hugmyndum um sannleika e\u00f0a l\u00edfsreynslur sem margir geta tengt vi\u00f0 og nota s\u00ed\u00f0an myndefni til a\u00f0 virkja \u00e1huga e\u00f0a \u00edmyndunarafl \u00e1horfandans. Myndr\u00e6na samtali\u00f0 \u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 vera \u00f3hlutbundi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tt a\u00f0 myndefni\u00f0 geti veri\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i abstrakt e\u00f0a hlutbundi\u00f0.” Armstrong s\u00e9rh\u00e6fir sig \u00ed akr\u00fdl- og ol\u00edum\u00e1lun sem og kolateikningu. Ein af ser\u00edunum sem hann er a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 n\u00fana kallast “Dark Sky” \/ “Myrkur himinn” sem samanstendur af s\u00f6nnum n\u00e6turmyndum af Vetrarbrautinni og nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sunum.<\/p>\n

H\u00e9r er \u00fatr\u00e1ttur \u00far yfirl\u00fdsingu listamannsins um Myrkan Himinn:
\n“Ein af helstu (\u00f3viljandi) aflei\u00f0ingum \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdlismyndunar og lj\u00f3smengunar er a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 st\u00f6ndum ekki lengur frammi fyrir einhverju jafn yfir\u00feyrmandi st\u00f3ru og \u00f3tr\u00falegu eins og alheiminum flest kv\u00f6ld. M\u00f6rg okkar hafa \u00fev\u00ed misst \u00feessa n\u00e1tt\u00farulegu v\u00f6r\u00f0u sem hj\u00e1lpar okkur m\u00f6nnunum a\u00f0 hugsa um st\u00e6r\u00f0 okkar \u00ed samhengi vi\u00f0 alheiminn. \u00cd fyrsta skipti\u00f0 sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 Vetrarbrautina \u00ed allri sinni d\u00fdr\u00f0 fannst m\u00e9r \u00e9g standa frammi fyrir n\u00e6turhimninum. Samt hefur s\u00fa tilfinning, a\u00f0 finnast \u00e9g sm\u00e6rri e\u00f0a “\u00ed r\u00e9ttri st\u00e6r\u00f0” ekki fengi\u00f0 mig til a\u00f0 finnast \u00e9g vera ekki eins mikilv\u00e6gur. Reyndar var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 hugsa d\u00fdpra, spyrja spurninga og hugleiddi frekari tilgang utan minna \u00fe\u00e6ginda og daglegrar hugsunar.”
\n“Leit m\u00edn innan \u00feessar ser\u00edu er tilraun til a\u00f0 endurheimta hi\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6ga hlutverk sem n\u00f3ttin leikur \u00ed l\u00edfi f\u00f3lks.”<\/p>\n

\u00cd n\u00f3vember mun Matt halda \u00e1fram vinnu sinni a\u00f0 ser\u00edunni Myrkur Himinn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 lj\u00f3smynda og m\u00e1la nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin. Hann mun halda fyrirlestur um verk s\u00edn \u00ed Listasafninu \u00e1 Akureyri 5. n\u00f3vember kl. 17:00 og s\u00fdna afrakstur dvalar sinnar \u00ed Deiglunni 23.-24. n\u00f3vember.<\/p>\n

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Matt Armstrong is a visual artist in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Valdosta State University in 2003. Armstrong\u2019s creative process usually starts concept\/idea first, and then a brainstorm for visual communication follows. \u201cI generally strive to communicate through my art in a conversational way. I tend to gravitate towards concepts of truth and life experience that are widely relatable, and then use visuals to engage to viewer\u2019s mind and imagination. The visual conversation is not meant to be abstract, though the visuals can be either abstract or representative.\u201d Armstrong specializes in acrylic and oil painting as well as charcoal. One of his current series of work is called \u201cDark Sky\u201d which centers around true night visuals of the Milky Way and Aurora Borealis. Here\u2019s an excerpt from the \u201cDark Sky\u201d artist statement:<\/p>\n

One of the major (unintended) consequences of modern urbanization and light pollution is that we aren’t confronted with something as overwhelmingly large and amazing as the cosmos on a consistent, nightly basis, and many of us have lost a natural guidepost that helps us keep our true size, as humans, in context. When I first saw the Milky Way in all it’s glory, one of the words I found that helped describe my experience was I felt “confronted” by the night sky. Yet, I’ve found that feeling smaller, or more \u201cright-sized\u201d, hasn’t made me feel less important or significant. In fact, it caused me to think deeply, ask meta-questions, and ponder greater purposes outside of my normal comforts and day-to-day thinking.\u201d \u201c \u2026My pursuit of this series is an attempt to recapture the important role night plays in people’s lives\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong plans on photographing and painting the Aurora Borealis as a continuation of his \u201cDark Sky\u201d series during his stay in Iceland.
\nHe will will talk about is work in Akureyri Art Museum on Nov. 5th at 17:00. An exhibition of his work will take place in Deiglan on Nov. 23 – 24th.<\/p>\n

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