Transmission #1

Transmission #1 -2013

The Exterior Space(s)

The Exterior Space(s)

The Exterior Space(s) give views from the outside of an expanding structure. The interior is where The Three Propellers and Still Meal (two other works that are part of this series)are imagined to be. This again is part of an ongoing investigation.

Of an Elevator

Of an Elevator

Of an Elevator is a series of six views from inside the elevator shaft in the building where my studio is. To get source material, I took a ride on top of the elevator car, getting photos and drawings around the six floors of the building. I built the frames for these out of reclaimed redwood that a friend and I salvaged from an abandoned high-rise in Philadelphia.

The Three Propellers

The Three Propellers

The Three Propellers was the starting place of a long running series, that I most likely will never call complete. In these sets there are (and will be) depictions of rooms with imagery pulled from dreams conjoined with objects and subject matter from places that I've resided in. The greatest connecting agent between these sets, not just The Three Propellers, but The Still Meal, Without Floorboards and The Exterior Space(s) is the floorboards. The compositions will slightly change, and so will the objects, but there will be a constant in all of these sets. Each of The Three Propellers are 6ft x 4.5ft and were made in 2010.

Matt R Phillips

Without Floorboards

Without Floorboards

Without Floorboards is composed of a couple of structures that I've seen around the country. One, a friend's house in the Catskills. Second, an abandoned mansion right off route 6 in western Pennsylvania. Last, an old motel in northern California off route 1. I found most interesting in this set that unknown buildings would surface between two existing images found in the composition. 

Matt R Phillips

Portraits For The Blind

Portraits For The Blind

Portraits For The Blind began with two blind drawings, not from any particular subject matter.  I cut three of each drawing, giving me a total of six portraits in two sets. After this, I added one more slice of veneer with the outline of a human skull. Lastly I stacked this with the other six pre-cut slices and cut along the lines of the skull. This combined both original compositions into one set seen above.

Matt R Phillips