Shuffle Paintings (Fania All Stars), 2010
Acrylic, fluorescent & metallic acrylic on mdf
Colors are chosen at random, wall color also chosen at random
18 x 18 inches
Exhibitions:
Color Climate: Matthew Deleget & David E. Peterson
Alejandra von Hartz Gallery, Miami, FL, 2010
September 11 – October 30, 2010
This is a new suite of paintings informed by the “shuffle” feature on my iPod. Each painting consists of a checkered grid of four colors completely selected at random. The gallery walls are also painted various colors selected at random. This specific series of paintings, made of acrylic paint, including fluorescent, metallic, and iridescent colors, on thin archival masonite panels, is directly inspired by the legendary salsa ensemble Fania All Stars. Each painting will pay homage to a specific musician in the group, including Johnny Pacheco, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, and Larry Harlow, among others.
4 comments en “Shuffle Paintings (Fania All Stars), 2010”
October 4th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
[...] the beginning of the month, we traveled to Miami for the opening of Matthew’s two-person exhibition (with David E. Peterson) at Alejandra von Hartz Gallery. It’s nice how [...]
October 24th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
This installation is absolutely gorgeous! I can only image what it was like in person.
October 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Wow! Finally a show we can dance to! A beautiful affirmation that there are no wrong colors.
February 15th, 2014 at 6:52 pm
I love the way the colors play off each other. The presentation is fabulous.
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