mjc

Antimonument Sculpture for Webpage

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:10 +0000

Title: No Longer ,2011 (c)
Medium: crushed and bronzed coated auto body parts, cast silicone, urethane, clothes, light fixtures
Dimensions: 48”w x 92”h x 32”d
Photo Credit: Photo on the left is by Connie Wilson of Connie Wilson Design.
About the Sculpture:
The sculpture is really an "anti-monument" in many respects. Monuments usually depict strength, valor, beauty, and durability. This "monument" depicts damage, fragility, sorrow, and, most of all, inadequacy -- both in the design and materials used. Like the feelings conjured up by the typical monuments, the feelings I perceive when looking at this sculpture are common to the human experience - an experience that I believe exists beyond the purely physical. In this respect, I see beauty and hope - a restorative, supernatural kind.
Although I made, titled, and displayed this sculpture before his death, I want to dedicate this piece, after the fact, to David Cooley (1970-2011), my uncle and the person with the most creative intellect I have ever known.

About the Artist:
matthew j clark is an installation artist and sculptor. Clark’s “projects,” while utilizing humor, speak the language of conflict – a conflict between perception and reality, between seeing and believing, between thought and action. In this regard, his objects are “confrontational” distortions and exaggerations of ideas and their underlying assumptions which cannot easily be compartmentalized. They interrupt our everyday in a surreal but amusing way, encouraging us to ask, “Am I sure?”

News:
Matthew is represented by the Moberg Gallery. Matthew was named in CityView as the “ARTIST OF THE YEAR” for 2009. Also, his “Twisted Words” show was named “Exhibition of the Year” in the non-traditional venue category. Here is a link to the article. CityView Article. He was also named in March by the same publication as one of the "TOP TEN BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS" of the previous decade.

Dirty Little Secrets - Super Dirty

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:21 +0000

Title: Dirty Little Secrets ,2011 (c)
Medium: flashing neon sign with acrylic and vinyl backing
Dimensions: 34”w x 23”h
About the Sculpture:
For me this sculpture is not as much about contradiction as it is exposé. The contradiction is apparent, but the feelings produced at that instant that the light goes on in your head and you realize the lie has been revealed is what interests me the most. What do I do with that? Can anything ever really be a secret given that the conscious effort of keeping one alters the way I think and therefore act? No matter how hard I try I cannot separate “effect” from “cause.”

close-up of figure at airport.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:42 +0000

"Moving About on Clouds" (Close-up of 1 of 2 figures which are part of an installation on display at Des Moines International Airport), 2010 (c). Photo credit: Gabriel E Sáenz
Medium: Silicone, silicone paints, resin, glass eyes, human hair, clothes, glasses,book.

Golden Goose

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:42 +0000

"Moving About on Clouds" (Photo of 1 of 2 figures which are part of an installation at Des Moines International Airport), 2010 (c). Photo credit: Gabriel E Sáenz
Medium: Silicone, silicone paints, resin, glass eyes, human hair, clothes, cell phone, coffee cup.

But We're Hungry (MJC 2009 (c))

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:35 +0000

Title: Untitled , 2009 (c)
Medium: "Corn Flakes" box, cast urethane foam, steel chain and wire, padlock, wooden stool, wooden tables.
Dimensions: 44”w x 150”h x 32”d

Photo by matthew j clark, 2009 (c) all rights reserved.

Jimmy In Booth

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:02 +0000

Title: Our Little Jimmy Can Do Anything If He Puts His Mind To It, 2009 (c)
Medium: silicone, glass eyes, human hair, silicone paints, plastic, clothes, glass and aluminum telephone booth, payphone.
Dimensions: 33.5”w x 87”h x 33.5”d

photo by www.WrongSyntax.com

Jimmy More Detail

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:02 +0000

Title: Our Little Jimmy Can Do Anything If He Puts His Mind To It, 2009 (c) (close-up of the head of the figure)
Medium: silicone, glass eyes, human hair, silicone paints, plastic, clothes, glass and aluminum telephone booth, payphone.
Dimensions: 33.5”w x 87”h x 33.5”d

photo by www.WrongSyntax.com

compulsion no 1

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:02 +0000

Title: Compulsion No. 1, 2008 (c)
Medium: silicone, glass eyes, human hair, silicone paints, drywall, paint, wood trim, electrical outlet and cover, photographs, picture frames, shirt, favorite tie.
Dimensions: 48”w x 102”h x 12”d (as pictured)

bearver - Close up of Beaver

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:02 +0000

Title: Randomly Generated and Numbered Co-Titles: (1) , (2) What happens if I push this button?, 2008 (close-up of head of beaver)
Medium: taxidermied beaver, flashlight, computer and monitor parts, fabricated steel, wheels, painted plastic figure.
Dimensions: 36”w x 50.25”h x 28”d.

out

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:24 +0000

Title: No You May Not Borrow a Cup of Sugar, 2008
Medium: 300 polystyrene “No Trespassing” signs and wood stakes. Installed for 2 weeks in October 2008 and advertised as "An Attractive Nuisance."