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Matt HigginsNowhere To Go, Contemporary Text Painting2024
2024
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Painted on a wooden panel with acrylic paint, this artwork delves into themes of paradise, utopia, and escapism, central to the artist's ongoing exploration. Through delicate strokes of blue, the piece portrays an idyllic scene featuring a pool, tropical greenery, and a solitary pool chair. Titled "Nowhere To Go," the phrase invites diverse interpretations. From the artist's viewpoint, it signifies embracing the present moment without fixating on predetermined destinations, emphasizing the journey over a final destination.
Matt Higgins b. 1987 is an artist and art professor who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pa.
He maintains a regular studio practice in the Fishtown neighborhood focusing on painting in a variety of styles and bodies of work. His work is included in numerous private collections and has been included in a wide range of interior design projects including residential properties, corporations, and hotels.
- Creator:Matt Higgins (1987, Irish, Polish)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1925214146162
Matt Higgins is an artist and art professor who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pa. He received his MFA from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and BFA from West Chester University. His work is included in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. His various bodies of work focus on themes of abstraction, the landscape and text based paintings. His work can be viewed as a constant progression, as well as a cycle from one body of work to the next. He often times returns to existing themes or motifs with a fresh outlook after departing for periods of time. Growth and learning is a significant part of the artists practice and this continued openness and exploration is what keeps his work fresh and original from one body of work to the next, never settling for predictability or the mundane.
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