Transcript Matt Pieri - Amanda Dahlgren

Abstractions to Nature
By Matthew Pieri
Artistic statement
Where has all the nature gone? Not the plants that sit
in the pots that we tend to, or the scattered trees that
highlight the cement walkways. I want to find the
nature that’s hidden in the beaten and carved ideas of
industrial beauty. I try to break away from the idea of
the “Subject”; my pictures attempt to see the spirit
within. I want to show you the soul that was trapped in
the metal, wood, and nails as it was pounded into an
idea. What was it made of? What could it have been?
Where is the nature inside? Forget what the nature has
become and try to imagine what it could be.
Biography
Growing up I had experience with artists my entire life.
Receiving paintings as gifts from my older sister, watching my
father raise the magnificent buildings he designed, and
laughing at the funny comics my brother drew. Art seemed to
be a talent and a pastime for my whole family. I have tried
many different forms of art, but besides writing photography is
my favorite. With a camera I can show someone my
observations; they can see what I see. That is a special
experience for me and a large part why I enjoy abstract
photographs as well as landscape and portraits. The macro lens
is my favorite photographic tool; it’s the smaller things in
photography that seem more special to me. I have found my
photographic experience to be more fulfilling when I transform
things to look the way I want them to.
The Lonely Vine
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Pieri
Emerald Isle
Copyright © 2006
Matthew Pieri
Fall Leaves
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Pieri
Skyline
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Pieri
Ripe
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Pieri