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Art in Motion with Action Artist Matt Cheney
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all in a day’s work. Though it may seem unconventional, action sports are as much a form of artistic expression as they are competitive sports. And Cheney has further explored the idea of action sports as art by integrating activities like snowboarding, skateboarding and skydiving with oil painting. Here’s how…
Cheney’s action art is inspired by abstract painters like Jackson Pollock and Saburo Murakami who defined action painting during the abstract expressionist movement of the Post WWII era. Intrigued by the performative nature of action painting, Cheney uses various action sports (which he loves) to create the movement behind his work. Working with a crew of several people, Cheney uses video cameras and still photography to document the visual experience of his paintings. “The whole process for how it’s done, from the oil paints to mixing the pigments and thinking about the composition, is free spirited and spontaneous. I love the idea of preserving a moment in time.” For his senior project at the Art Institute of Boston, Cheney built a halfpipe in a studio and created paintings like Pink on Black while skating up and down the halfpipe.
Cheney embarked on his largest scaled painting to date. With the help of Waterville Valley in New Hampshire, he designed a 12’ x 8’ canvas wall ride structure at the base of a jump, which he painted using his snowboard as a big palette knife.
-Dana Ranill Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all i... more -
Art in Motion with Action Artist Matt Cheney
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all in a day’s work. Though it may seem unconventional, action sports are as much a form of artistic expression as they are competitive sports. And Cheney has further explored the idea of action sports as art by integrating activities like snowboarding, skateboarding and skydiving with oil painting. Here’s how…
Cheney’s action art is inspired by abstract painters like Jackson Pollock and Saburo Murakami who defined action painting during the abstract expressionist movement of the Post WWII era. Intrigued by the performative nature of action painting, Cheney uses various action sports (which he loves) to create the movement behind his work. Working with a crew of several people, Cheney uses video cameras and still photography to document the visual experience of his paintings. “The whole process for how it’s done, from the oil paints to mixing the pigments and thinking about the composition, is free spirited and spontaneous. I love the idea of preserving a moment in time.” For his senior project at the Art Institute of Boston, Cheney built a halfpipe in a studio and created paintings like Pink on Black while skating up and down the halfpipe.
Cheney embarked on his largest scaled painting to date. With the help of Waterville Valley in New Hampshire, he designed a 12’ x 8’ canvas wall ride structure at the base of a jump, which he painted using his snowboard as a big palette knife.
-Dana Ranill Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all i... more -
SKATEBOARD ACTION ART
Matt Cheney combines action, motion and movement of his body:
"By integrating sports that I love, expressing myself becomes something uniquely different. I often do not know what the final results will be." Matt Cheney Matt Cheney combines action, motion and movement of his body: ... more -
SNOWBOARD ACTION ART
Art in Motion with Action Artist Matt Cheney
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all in a day’s work. Though it may seem unconventional, action sports are as much a form of artistic expression as they are competitive sports. And Cheney has further explored the idea of action sports as art by integrating activities like snowboarding, skateboarding and skydiving with oil painting. Here’s how…
Cheney’s action art is inspired by abstract painters like Jackson Pollock and Saburo Murakami who defined action painting during the abstract expressionist movement of the Post WWII era. Intrigued by the performative nature of action painting, Cheney uses various action sports (which he loves) to create the movement behind his work. Working with a crew of several people, Cheney uses video cameras and still photography to document the visual experience of his paintings. “The whole process for how it’s done, from the oil paints to mixing the pigments and thinking about the composition, is free spirited and spontaneous. I love the idea of preserving a moment in time.” For his senior project at the Art Institute of Boston, Cheney built a halfpipe in a studio and created paintings like Pink on Black while skating up and down the halfpipe.
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The New Renaissance. A Move, Meant.
This is a video documentary exploring upstate New York's burgeoning art scene.
Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and The Gear Factory Collective, this group artists are making many positive changes in Central New York while creating history to call their own.
See why these efforts have lead to region wide revitalization efforts, the installation of more public art and the empowerment of the community to awaken a rust-belt city to it's former glory.
Since its inception in the fall of 2006, (R) Evolution Art Studio and its on-going activities have played an integral role in the creation of the City's first Sculpture Park (Lipe Art Park), its first Public Art Ordinance and Arts Commission, and ongoing festivals, showcases and events outside of the traditional norms and venues.
Using Art as a vehicle, the members of (R) Evolution Art Studio and the Gear Factory Collective explore the evolution of self and of the community in what can only be called "The New Renaissance".
Filming and Editing by Ty Marshal.
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The New Renaissance...a movement.
In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and The Gear Factory Collective, this group of young artists are making many positive changes in Central New York in new and exciting ways! See how their efforts have lead to region wide revitalization efforts, the installation of more public art and the empowerment of the community to awaken a rust-belt city to it's former glory.
Since its inception in the fall of 2007, (R) Evolution Art Studio and its ongoing activities have played an integral role in the creation of the City's first Sculpture Park, its first Public Art Ordinance and Arts Commission, as well as playing host to various arts showcases outside of the traditional norms.
Using Art as a vehicle, the members of (R) Evolution Art Studio and the Gear Factory Collective explore the evolution of self and of the community in what can only be called "The New Renaissance".
Please include your thoughts and your votes after watching this video! In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studi... more -
Knock.Knock. movie trailer
Coming to a small screen near you. This short film dramatizes a fictional backstory of The Chris Manz Show. One day while taping his internet TV show in his new studio, an unexpected guest arrives.
The film has been acquired by Toronto based distribution company Ouat! Media for an exclusive worldwide deal.
knock. knock.
Director: Amir Motlagh
Written by : Chris Manz
Cinematographer: Zamir Kokonozi
Co-Producer, Designer: Tom O'Connell
Producer: Chris Otteson
Cast:
Chris Manz
Keaton Shyler
Lene Pederson
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http://www.chrismanzshow.com/
http://www.myspace.com/celestialceiling Coming to a small screen near you. This short film dramatizes a fictional backstory of The Chris Manz Show. One day while taping his ... more -
Hometown San Francisco: The city as seen by the next generation
San Francisco's Marina district isn't only for visiting party posers, it is also home to one of the local high schools, built in 1921, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology. Here is the info for an art show, opening tonite:
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The city as seen by the next generation
an exhibit of multiple art projects in a variety of media
Wednesday, May 14th 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
1150 Francisco St (main gate between Polk and Van Ness)
contact: Todd Berman, artist-in-residence, 415 595-0337
So many of us move to San Francisco as adults and move away again to start families. Still, San Francisco has thousands of children growing up here. As teenagers, they have a unique perspective that needs to be heard.
Todd Berman, artist-in-residence and acting librarian, will be displaying a series of collaborative paintings of the city. Berman has been creating art collaboratively with San Francisco residents for years now. His process is simple – he asks people at an event or on the street to express themselves on a small piece of paper, then he collages those papers into a larger painting. San Francisco's Marina district isn't only for visiting party posers, it is also home to one of the local high schools, buil... more -
Art in Motion with Action Artist Matt Cheney
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all in a day’s work. Though it may seem unconventional, action sports are as much a form of artistic expression as they are competitive sports. And Cheney has further explored the idea of action sports as art by integrating activities like snowboarding, skateboarding and skydiving with oil painting. Here’s how…
"Dana Ranill" FUEL.tv
www.mattcheney.com Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all i... more
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