Matthew McLoughlin
GALLERY I
My concentration represents a passage through time, the fourth dimension. Each image depicts how the sun set differs in vibrancy and color correlating to the time that the sun sets as the year progresses. I twisted photos of the sun set along the Hudson River into a circle, then created a clock face depicting the time the sun set that night. They are arranged in chronological order: sun sets earlier in the day/year are placed before sun sets later in the year. Each piece between the clock's hands contains a washed out section of color to further emphasis the movement and fluidity of a sun set.
GALLERY III
I studied how reflections are illusions, nonexistent objects and empty, contrary to how they appear. Each piece depicts a ring of mountains with a body of water in the center reflecting the land. While the land contains depth, I kept the reflections flat to symbolize how reflections, however mirror-like they appear in nature, are in fact fake and untouchable unlike the surrounding land. For each piece, I took standard mountainscapes and twisted the mountains in on themselves, creating a ring of land around a body of water. I painted the reflections in the water solid and flat in contrast to the mountains which are painted realistically. The color schemes of each are entirely possible in nature, however fantastical they may seem. The circular forms enhance their transcendental appearance.