Artist Information:
Matt Sesow
Washington, DC
United States
Member Since: Aug 2003
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Artist Statement:
Matt Sesow: "i wish i had the
patience with myself to do
detail. somedays i find i can
calm my art, but usually the
paintings come out as a rush
of emotion and the confusion
comes thru my work with
disjoint lines. i guess my
first reaction is that i have
never been comfortable with
people calling me an
'outsider' .. i was first
labeled an outsider by an art
agent that bought my first
work. i'd rather like to glue
myself to other self taught
artists such as van gogh and
gauguin before the usual list
of folk artists that seem to
be the rage with so many. my
heroes in the art world are
the misfits like bacon and
basquiat. i seem to associate
with them because of their
outsider (social) status.
the hirshorn museum here in dc
has quite a few dubuffet works
hanging. i find myself
quickly walking past them. i
can't seem to understand why
somebody would 'try' to paint
that way. i stare for several
minutes at the DeKooning and
Bacon room just a few feet
away. their emotion comes
thru as honesty... to me
dubuffet was trying to be a
clown... like ...
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Matt Sesow's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Matt Sesow's Portfolio. Browse Sesow's body of work: Matt Sesow: "i wish i had the patience with myself to do detail. somedays i find i can calm my art, but usually the paintings come out as a rush of emotion and the confusion comes thru my work with disjoint lines. i guess my first reaction is that i have never been comfortable with people calling me an 'outsider' .. i was first labeled an outsider by an art agent that bought my first work. i'd rather like to glue myself to other self taught artists such as van gogh and gauguin before the usual list of folk artists ... |
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white boy, 2003
Oil Painting,
14 x 18 inches
Price: US$ 350
€: 223
UK £: 173
¥en: 34764
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Overdose, 2003
Oil Painting,
40 x 30 inches
Price: US$ 1000
€: 638
UK £: 495
¥en: 99326
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one thumb up, 2003
Oil Painting,
30 x 40 inches
Price: US$ 1200
€: 766
UK £: 594
¥en: 119191
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beast, 2003
Other Painting,
11 x 14 inches
Price: US$ 100
€: 63
UK £: 49
¥en: 9932
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