HUNT, MATTHEW J
  • ------Hunt, Matthew J ----- Random Sampler----
  • Info & Contact Curriculum vitae & Bio
  • ACME Associate Artist Residency Missiles of the World collaboration with the Reanimation Library New York ISCP New York Residency 2014 ISCP New York: Worked Photographs (Deep Etcher Series) ISCP New York: Paintings & Works on Paper
  • Dirty Pools / Acme Project Space, London 2014 Barbican Estate: Matthew Hunt & Mari Reijnders 2014 [everything becomes mysterious]: Christine König Galerie Synecdoches: Moana Project Space 2013 Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize 2012/13 The Armature: Turner Galleries 2012 The Side Effect: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2011 The Dark Room: Dianne Tanzer Galery + Projects 2010 Dark Room DVD Images 2010 Sunshine, Cocktails, Chicken Wings and Trampolines: Turner Galleries 2009 Pure Gut Feeling: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2009 Falling From Earth: Dianne Tanzer Galleries + Projects 2008 End of the Earth, Conical, Melbourne 2007 Cause I See The Light Surrounding You Don't Be Afraid: Turner Galleries 2007 Backwater: Holmes å Court Gallery 2006 Perch: Imperial Slacks Gallery 2001 Core: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2000 Grey Matters: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 1998
  • Bomb Da Site, Perth Cultural Centre Non Permsnent & Ephemeral Public Art Project 2011 The Hideout / 2011 Big Fag Press Print Project 2010 Artroom 5, Adelaide 2010 Making It New: Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney 2009 Lindon 1968, Lindon Contemporary Art Centre 2008 Old Skool (Never Lose That Feeling): Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2007 3X3 City of Perth Urban Art Project: The White Rose 2004 Urban Anxiety: Old Midland Bank, Bread Box Gallery Perth, 1A Space Hong Kong 2002/03 Matthew Hunt & Kate McMillan: Front Store Basel 2004 Space to Place and Offshoots Persuasion Equation: Lindon Contemporary Arts Centre Melbourne 2009 Regionale 5: Baselland, Basel Switzerland 2004 Switzerland Residency 2004 Flux, Uncertain States: New Art from Western Australia 2003 Hotel 6151 (Vacancy) 2002 Mnemotech: Perth institute of Contemporary Arts 2002 Do It: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth International Arts Festival 2001
  • AXIOM: Searching for God: Fremantle Arts Centre (with Paul Hunt) Drift: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Backtrack 2004 Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia 2005 Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, A5 Series 2005 Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Hell or High Water 2005 Art For Us / 1998
  • Untitled Landscapes Hyde Park 2002 - 2012 White Trash Odds & Evens Le Jet / 2011
  • Acquittal Report Ephemera Publications & Printed Matter
  • Stream of Consciousness

HUNT, MATTHEW J

  • ------Hunt, Matthew J ----- Random Sampler----/
  • DATA/
    • Info & Contact
    • Curriculum vitae & Bio
  • New Work/
    • ACME Associate Artist Residency
    • Missiles of the World collaboration with the Reanimation Library New York
    • ISCP New York Residency 2014
    • ISCP New York: Worked Photographs (Deep Etcher Series)
    • ISCP New York: Paintings & Works on Paper
  • Exhibitions/
    • Dirty Pools / Acme Project Space, London 2014
    • Barbican Estate: Matthew Hunt & Mari Reijnders 2014
    • [everything becomes mysterious]: Christine König Galerie
    • Synecdoches: Moana Project Space 2013
    • Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize 2012/13
    • The Armature: Turner Galleries 2012
    • The Side Effect: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2011
    • The Dark Room: Dianne Tanzer Galery + Projects 2010
    • Dark Room DVD Images 2010
    • Sunshine, Cocktails, Chicken Wings and Trampolines: Turner Galleries 2009
    • Pure Gut Feeling: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2009
    • Falling From Earth: Dianne Tanzer Galleries + Projects 2008
    • End of the Earth, Conical, Melbourne 2007
    • Cause I See The Light Surrounding You Don't Be Afraid: Turner Galleries 2007
    • Backwater: Holmes å Court Gallery 2006
    • Perch: Imperial Slacks Gallery 2001
    • Core: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2000
    • Grey Matters: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 1998
  • Projects & Group Exhibitions/
    • Bomb Da Site, Perth Cultural Centre Non Permsnent & Ephemeral Public Art Project 2011
    • The Hideout / 2011
    • Big Fag Press Print Project 2010
    • Artroom 5, Adelaide 2010
    • Making It New: Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney 2009
    • Lindon 1968, Lindon Contemporary Art Centre 2008
    • Old Skool (Never Lose That Feeling): Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2007
    • 3X3 City of Perth Urban Art Project: The White Rose 2004
    • Urban Anxiety: Old Midland Bank, Bread Box Gallery Perth, 1A Space Hong Kong 2002/03
    • Matthew Hunt & Kate McMillan: Front Store Basel 2004
    • Space to Place and Offshoots
    • Persuasion Equation: Lindon Contemporary Arts Centre Melbourne 2009
    • Regionale 5: Baselland, Basel Switzerland 2004
    • Switzerland Residency 2004
    • Flux, Uncertain States: New Art from Western Australia 2003
    • Hotel 6151 (Vacancy) 2002
    • Mnemotech: Perth institute of Contemporary Arts 2002
    • Do It: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth International Arts Festival 2001
  • Deep Archive (Pre 2004)/
    • AXIOM: Searching for God: Fremantle Arts Centre (with Paul Hunt)
    • Drift: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Backtrack 2004
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia 2005
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, A5 Series 2005
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Hell or High Water 2005
    • Art For Us / 1998
  • The Lost Photos/
    • Untitled Landscapes
    • Hyde Park 2002 - 2012
    • White Trash
    • Odds & Evens
    • Le Jet / 2011
  • Printed Matter & Words/
    • Acquittal Report
    • Ephemera
    • Publications & Printed Matter
  • Stream of Consciousness/
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HUNT, MATTHEW J

ARTIST

The Dark Room: Dianne Tanzer Galery + Projects 2010

HUNT, MATTHEW J

  • ------Hunt, Matthew J ----- Random Sampler----/
  • DATA/
    • Info & Contact
    • Curriculum vitae & Bio
  • New Work/
    • ACME Associate Artist Residency
    • Missiles of the World collaboration with the Reanimation Library New York
    • ISCP New York Residency 2014
    • ISCP New York: Worked Photographs (Deep Etcher Series)
    • ISCP New York: Paintings & Works on Paper
  • Exhibitions/
    • Dirty Pools / Acme Project Space, London 2014
    • Barbican Estate: Matthew Hunt & Mari Reijnders 2014
    • [everything becomes mysterious]: Christine König Galerie
    • Synecdoches: Moana Project Space 2013
    • Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize 2012/13
    • The Armature: Turner Galleries 2012
    • The Side Effect: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2011
    • The Dark Room: Dianne Tanzer Galery + Projects 2010
    • Dark Room DVD Images 2010
    • Sunshine, Cocktails, Chicken Wings and Trampolines: Turner Galleries 2009
    • Pure Gut Feeling: Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2009
    • Falling From Earth: Dianne Tanzer Galleries + Projects 2008
    • End of the Earth, Conical, Melbourne 2007
    • Cause I See The Light Surrounding You Don't Be Afraid: Turner Galleries 2007
    • Backwater: Holmes å Court Gallery 2006
    • Perch: Imperial Slacks Gallery 2001
    • Core: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2000
    • Grey Matters: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 1998
  • Projects & Group Exhibitions/
    • Bomb Da Site, Perth Cultural Centre Non Permsnent & Ephemeral Public Art Project 2011
    • The Hideout / 2011
    • Big Fag Press Print Project 2010
    • Artroom 5, Adelaide 2010
    • Making It New: Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney 2009
    • Lindon 1968, Lindon Contemporary Art Centre 2008
    • Old Skool (Never Lose That Feeling): Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 2007
    • 3X3 City of Perth Urban Art Project: The White Rose 2004
    • Urban Anxiety: Old Midland Bank, Bread Box Gallery Perth, 1A Space Hong Kong 2002/03
    • Matthew Hunt & Kate McMillan: Front Store Basel 2004
    • Space to Place and Offshoots
    • Persuasion Equation: Lindon Contemporary Arts Centre Melbourne 2009
    • Regionale 5: Baselland, Basel Switzerland 2004
    • Switzerland Residency 2004
    • Flux, Uncertain States: New Art from Western Australia 2003
    • Hotel 6151 (Vacancy) 2002
    • Mnemotech: Perth institute of Contemporary Arts 2002
    • Do It: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth International Arts Festival 2001
  • Deep Archive (Pre 2004)/
    • AXIOM: Searching for God: Fremantle Arts Centre (with Paul Hunt)
    • Drift: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Backtrack 2004
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia 2005
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, A5 Series 2005
    • Mix Tape: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Hell or High Water 2005
    • Art For Us / 1998
  • The Lost Photos/
    • Untitled Landscapes
    • Hyde Park 2002 - 2012
    • White Trash
    • Odds & Evens
    • Le Jet / 2011
  • Printed Matter & Words/
    • Acquittal Report
    • Ephemera
    • Publications & Printed Matter
  • Stream of Consciousness/
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The Dark Room  Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects 2010

Excellent: An Exorcism

Some things stay too long, travelling next to you like a shadow. For me it is odd shapes, textures and patterns. Strange things from childhood that I’ve seen before, but don’t recall where. In some ways this feeling parallels my experience of working with collections of art. Some works become embedded in your visual memory. Regardless of whether you like them or not they kind of stalk you, haunt you, linger. Many artists have image collections, archives that make tangible these visual connections and shadows. It continues to amaze me how important and invasive these bits of printed matter and photographs can be. These are fragments of a whole, each contributing to my cultural DNA. I want them and I want to know their source, but I also want them out.

My early studies in graphic design taught me many skills and techniques that have become redundant with the advent of the digital age. We learnt to manipulate images by hand, create our own and even shift the meaning of the image. Reproduction was slower back then. Using techniques like deep etching, we isolated the object from its background, freeing it in a sense. I constantly sourced images, extracting them and repositioning them with the zeal of John Heartfield. These skills deeply informed my relationship to the image and have framed my visual biography; I relay memories through them, I AM the Deep Etcher.

My subsequent studies in the visual arts taught me context and meaning. But despite the development of a more sophisticated appreciation of visual language those early images that shape my memory and reside passively in my growing archive have increased in potency. At the same time, fading memories have caused these images to lose their context. While working as a photographic darkroom technician, I found myself collecting abandoned test strips and photographic images from bins; adding to my collection of increasingly contextual-less images. These fragments of peoples lives – cats, couples, landscapes - had value to me. I am the Stealer of your image and your images.

During a recent hard-rubbish throw-out I acquired the next-door neighbour’s collection of Architectural Digest from the 70’s and 80’s. I know he abandoned his Architecture degree just before they handed it to him, but I haven’t asked why. Maybe he realised it was a futile pursuit in a city like Perth where the exorcism of architectural style is ongoing. Old is bad, new is good, flatten it and then rebuild it. Those Architectural Digests were exorcised, the haunting ended. I recognised something in this action.

Within walking distance of my home I found a church that reminded me that the centre of the world is always where you stand. I didn’t know it existed until I walked past it two months ago. St Denis exists as a monumental ode to Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel. To enter you must walk through a series of texts – Biblical names painted on the doors. You part the words and enter into a heavenly and uplifting place (even to a hardened atheist like myself).

Around the same time, I was reminded of a tubular metal staircase I glimpsed while studying at college. Another exquisite modernist icon, I had a photocopy the staircase in my archive. I don’t know if this staircase still exists but tubular metal has become very important to me; an image, a relic of the past. I would truly like to find this staircase and walk on it, or more precisely fly on it. For now, I love to draw it supporting organic forms.

These images track a lifetime of glimpses, memories, possibilities and slippages. In some regards their presence in these works equates their exorcism. I am expelling them, at least some of them. Perhaps, I am giving them life in order to kill them.

 

MH 2010

All works and texts copyright Matthew Hunt or the appropriate Author.