Whether Station
Whether Station Digital Image 2019
Whether Station Digital Image 2019
League Game Digital Image 2020
Some new work, playing with the idea of still life and pattern. I have been mildly obsessed with the Rococo as of late and can see parallels between that age and our own. Social media is the new garden party or fête galante heralding the Nurococo. I like the idea of playing with opulence as decoration and image replacing meaning.
A little about my process: The images are digital, I create everything with a tablet and a stylus. I use Artrage and Procreate with minor fine tuning in Photoshop. There is no copy and paste, no filters, no ghost in the machine. All aspects are hand drawn: pattern, gems (one triangle at a time) etc. Painterly aspects are created in Artrage, wet into wet for flowers, landscape elements and abstract expressionist flourishes. I use multiple layers and sometimes repeat layers but for the most part I want my hand to be visible.
For more, come find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/matthew.catalano/
Side Pocket Digital Image 2018
I’ll Tumble For Ya Digital Image 2017
Getting ready for Myths and Confetti that opens on Dec 2 at the Rotunda Gallery in Kitchener Waterloo.
Bangkok Power Company 2017
Another image from my trip. This one is inspired by the power lines in Thailand. If you’ve ever been there, you know they’re simply mad, but strangely beautiful. I also included a pattern I found in their Temple of the Golden Buddha. Power comes in many forms.
Twister Digital Image 2017
Night Bus Digital Image 2015
Marvelous Taffy Face 2014 digital image
Black Star Digital image 2014
Double-Down Spin Repeat digital Image 2016