The Floating World Opening Reception

Thank you to all who attended the opening reception of my gallery show last week. We had a great turnout and, thanks to Gregg Eligh, I have some photos to share from the event.

The show runs until the end of April, so make sure to visit the gallery before then!

Gallery Exhibition of New Work

Matt Politano: The Floating World

Please join me at the opening of my new show The Floating World: New Photographic Works. The show features several different series I’ve been working on over the last two years, including some large double-exposures, landscapes and a series of images that pays homage to Japanese woodblock prints, using a combination of photographs and appropriated imagery. 

The prints are a mix of paper-based and transmounted, almost all limited edition and all signed. The pieces range in size from 36″ wide down to some 10″x10″ squares of market images, ideal for displaying in a kitchen.

Please stop by the opening reception on Thursday April 12, 2012 from 7-9pm at Dales Gallery. All welcome: please extend this invitation to friends, coworkers, etc.

The show runs from April 5 – May 1, so if you can’t make opening night, please pop into the gallery during the run – I’d love to hear your comments.

Check out who’s coming to the show

Todays featured print: Tarn Vineyards #1

Todays featured print: Tarn Vineyards #1 (18″x12″, Transmounted Lightjet Print, Maximum edition of 5)

This image was captured in a vineyard just outside St. Beauzile in southern France – one of the most serene, beautiful places I’ve ever been fortunate enough to visit.

Tarn Vineyards #1

Art on Walls

So here’s the deal: I’m planning an exhibition of my work in the spring. It’s actually quite a production, printing and framing an entire gallery worth of work, so I’ve hatched a nefarious scheme to help me get there… I’m making a big push to sell some prints in time for Christmas.

Art makes a unique gift that demonstrates a really personal touch but most people don’t think about it as an option when they’re bombarded with Walmart flyers and Future Shop sales. So this holiday season, I’m looking for your help to get art on walls. I hope you’ll consider spreading the word via Facebook, Twitter, email or good old word of mouth. I have prints in various sizes and price points and can arrange framing as well.

To help promote my art in time for the holidays, I’ll be posting a new print every day until Xmas. I’d really appreciate it if you would share these out to your network of friends.

This non-denominational winter holiday festival, let’s help lonely art find a home with some nice people! Check back daily for your dose of fresh imagery…

New Work: Cornish Stone (Updated)

I’ve been working on this one for a long time and I’m really pleased to present my latest print, Cornish Stone. 

The image was captured on Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, on a bitterly cold day. There was a sense of age that was palpable; like walking amongst the stones of Stonehenge… Lovely and lonely. It took a great deal of experimentation to capture that feeling in the image and final print, but here it is at last:

Cornish Stone, by Matt Politano

The print measures 21″ x 8″ and is printed using pigmented archival inks on Hahnemuehle’s Fine Art Baryta (325 gsm) paper. I’m limiting the prints to an edition of five only. Pricing escalates with each print:

  • Print 1 = $400 (sold)
  • Print 2 = $450 (sold)
  • Print 2 = $500
  • Print 2 = $550
  • Print 2 = $600

Please call (+1 250 812 2431) or email if you’re interested in a print.