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Each month a different King Street Gallery artist is featured in our Spotlight Room. Throughout August artist Matt Pearce will be showing his work in a new exhibition which will feature the tattooed lady, the fortune teller, the lovesick pierrot and many more circus and sideshow characters who were so popular in the heyday of the big top.
“I’m really interested in circus artists from the early-to-mid Twentieth Century period,” Matt comments. “I tend to paint individuals captured at moments when they are not aware that anyone is looking at them. I’m fascinated by how their performance and role can be in contrast with their inner life.”
The exhibition will feature a selection of Matt’s paintings, which are often vibrant and colourful, which often combine images with words, and which employ mixed media.
“I hope the exhibition will bring a splash of colour to the Gallery,” Matt added. “And I hope that visitors enjoy the stories and personas I present.”
We caught up with Matt to find out more about his approach to creating fine art…
- How would you summarise your approach as an artist?
I’m interested in the human condition and how to explore and convey it; I’m also interested in mixing and layering media.
- When and where do you like to work?
I mostly work in my ‘art room’, and the best light is in the morning as it’s East-facing.
- Favourite materials/tools?
Windsor and Newton Artists’ acrylics – they are excellent with a really good texture and pigmentation.
- Who is your favourite artist, and why?
My favourite contemporary artist is Anselm Kiefer for his stunning use of materials and his ability to explore such complex ideas; my favourite of the past masters is Rembrandt because of the extraordinary depth and sympathy brought to his subjects.
- What’s the most memorable exhibition you have ever been to?
It’s between two exhibitions: the Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Royal Academy a few years ago, and the Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery about a decade ago. Both life-changing!
Find out more about Matt Pearce’s work
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