Visual Language Magazine Contemporary Fine Art Vol 2 No 4 April 2013
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine with pages filled with dynamic fine art, brilliant color and stimulating composition. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language crosses all cultures around the world.
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine with pages filled with dynamic fine art, brilliant color and stimulating composition. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language crosses all cultures around the world.
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ARTSPAN <strong>Art</strong>ist Spotlight<br />
Matt Flint<br />
<strong>Contemporary</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
When did you realize you loved art and wanted to be an artist When I was young I always felt like I had<br />
to make things. I spent my free time drawing, building tree houses, forts, “inventions,” and wandering around<br />
in the woods. I never really thought about art as a career until my junior year of high school when I realized<br />
that I had no aptitude for math like the rest of my family and that I really loved making art.<br />
Who has been your mentor, or greatest influence to date My greatest influence to date has been a professor<br />
at Wichita State (where I attended grad school), Professor Ron Christ. Ron practices what he preaches and I<br />
admire his professionalism and drive. He taught me how to analyze and construct a good painting.<br />
Who is another living artist you admire and why I have always liked the work of Jim Dine. He is able to<br />
work in such diverse media while maintaining a consistent approach that I really relate to.<br />
What is your favorite surface to paint on I paint on 2” thick basswood stretched birch panels wrapped in<br />
canvas. To ensure the best quality, I have my stretchers made to museum standards.<br />
I like the rigidity of the panels, but I also like the texture of canvas, so this is the perfect solution for me.<br />
What is your favorite brand of paints to use I use Windsor Newton most of the time. If I had an unlimited<br />
budget, I would use Old Holland.<br />
Do you have a favorite color palette <strong>No</strong>t really. I tend to stay towards earth tones and blues.<br />
What is your favorite color in your closet Brown<br />
You seem to paint a lot of water lilies. What prompted this<br />
I don’t paint water lilies per say, but I do use an elliptical shape sometimes in my work. It is more ambiguous<br />
and could refer to any number of natural things.<br />
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