My friend Craig and i doing little beantown shreding Dec. 15

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Urban Market in Boston

UMass Dartmouth student’s art makes it to Boston
By Stephanie Luz
View UMass Dartmouth student Chi-Hang “Andy” Fung’s artwork at the Urban Market in Boston.
One of the premier restaurants in Boston known for its fabulous student artwork and great atmosphere, the Goody Glover restaurant, hosted a showing of local artwork in what is called the “Urban Art Market,” hosted by a group of talented young artists called the Glovebox.
With a façade adorned in beautiful lights and intricate decorations, the Goody Glover was quite a sight to a newcomer’s eye. Surprisingly, the building was quaint and the hallways were very slender. Paintings were thoughtfully placed in different areas of the building.
Some art pieces had prices underneath for auction. The auction took all the different pieces of local art displayed throughout the week and put them up for sale on Sunday, September 30.
The most exciting part of the event was finding our very own Chi-Hang “Andy” Fung’s artwork on display on the second floor of the art exhibit. Andy is currently a senior at UMass Dartmouth with a dual major in Electronic Imaging and Photography. Andy can be seen around campus taking pictures during all major events.
There were three different pieces of Andy’s artwork put up for display. Andy calls the largest of the pieces “Boston Commons” since the painting is derived from the architecture of the Boston Commons. This painting, which has taken Andy over a year to create, was a major focal point of the many art displays.
Being the first time his work has been displayed at a Boston art show, Andy said, “I felt honored to have my work displayed there.” The two smaller pieces also caught the eyes of many considering their unique appearance in comparison to the other pieces, which were portraits of people.
It’s important to take pride in supporting the local art and even more so, the fellow artists from our campus. If you are interested in attending a showing or you would like more information about the Glovebox, anyone can join the Facebook group “Glovebox” created by Liz Comperchio and Jodie Mcmenamin.

http://gloveboxboston.com/

http://www.umassd.edu/torch/07-08/i5v54/ae.html

Jon Bakos

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Skydiving, Skateboarding, and Art
November 12th, 2007
George Bush Sr. Senior SkydivingMatt Cheney, Pink on Black, oil on canvas
I have always wanted to sky dive. Lately, it has been on my mind with the 83 year-old George Bush Sr. jumping out of a plane this weekend and also due to the paintings of Matt Cheney.
Cheney who is a self-described “action artist” graduated from the Art Institute of Boston where I am currently pursuing my undergrad. I sadly didn’t have the chance to meet him and only heard about his work almost as a myth in itself.
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His skateboarding paintings in which he builds a ramp between the canvas and skate back and forth while making considered swipes across the canvas. What I find most compelling beyond the obvious references to a skateboarding Jackson Pollock is his dedication to process in taking his art to newer genres.
This is demonstrated clearly in Cheney’s newest series where he attempts to paint the plane he just jumped out of while skydiving. My own interest as a photographer is the quick, reactionary process he is involved in something which i pine for sometimes in making my own photographs

This bog is written by Jon Bakos who is a junior at the Art Institute of Boston. You can find more about him and his work at http://jonbakos.com/

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blog that skateandannoy.com posted

Here is a blog post that i found about me that skateandannoy.com put up! there are some good comments and bad, but feel free to add more just click the link

http://skateandannoy.com/2007/11/20/jackson-pollock-rolls-over-in-his-grave-and-mark-gonzales-is-owed-some-sort-of-licensing-fee/#comments

Medicine Wheel Dec. 1

This weekend I attend the Medicine Wheel in South Boston for AIDS awareness week. I had Many of my friends who helped out with the art. The show was Beautifully executed and well done.

http://www.medicinewheelproductions.org/

My Artist Statement

Artist Statement
Matthew Cheney
My paintings are processed based. My art often reflects the way I live: action, motion, and the movement of my body are important in the work I do. Accordingly, my process of painting is highly performative: "Pink on black", was painted while skate boarding. Oils on canvas are my primary medium. My sporting activities are often integrated into my work whether it is skydiving, snowboarding, skate boarding or simply a more mundane action. In my most recent work I mix diverse elements: paints, video, performance, carpentry, environmental effects and sporting equipment. The subject matter in my work is often less important than the process. My subject matter is abstract expressionism. I am interested in exploring the legacy of Action Painters such as Jackson Pollock. By integrating sports that I love however, expressing myself becomes something uniquely different. I often do not know what the final results will be. My work is very conceptual, although I enjoy the challenge of making representational art. Because my work is process oriented, Jackson Pollock’s movement on canvas and Matthew Barney’s performance art have been influential in the development of my idea of making process based work. I have as much passion in the sports I do as in my painting. Contrasting the performance art of Saburo Murakami, my work uses modern day sport, painting and media together. By creating action art I am unifying these passions while drawing attention to the excitement of movement.