Glushien
MATT GLUSHIEN
Providence, Rhode Island United States
Lake Zurich Oil on wood 31 x 11 in. or 79 x 28 cm
Wadenswil Winter Oil on wood 60 x 16 in. or 152 x 41 cm
Swiss Alps Oil on canvas 36 x 16 in. or 91 x 41 cm
India Point, Providence Oil on wood 28 x 12 in. or 71 x 30 cm
MATT GLUSHIEN
studio in Central Falls. “I am a contemporary painter by context, but very traditional in the way I paint. I like to paint and draw everything and anything that is in front of me. That way the answer can always be found by looking at the subject. I am relieved when the subject is chosen, and am ready to start. I don’t have much interest in any part of the process that is not putting the brush to the canvas. For me, the real root is, and will always be, the action of using the paint to record or recreate an image and feeling. When I paint outside, or from a model, my observation time is limited by the sunset or the model leaving. I don’t mind the light changing or the model moving. This only leads to me depending on the true essence of the subject and how to attain that in other ways. In recent years I’ve painted extensively in Switzerland and Thailand, as well as France. Knowing that my time is limited puts a certain kind of pressure and acuteness on the experience. I seem to be able to tune in better. If it is a very short trip, as in Paris, I am able to take home with me a sense of the place and not have my own thoughts or emotions contaminate it. Over time, as I build a relationship to my surroundings and the new gets old, my feelings begin to override the initial impression.” Ballard Locks, Seattle Oil on wood 36 x 18 in. or 91 x 46 cm 162
Website: www.mattglushien.com Email: matt@mattglushien.com
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