tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32938473451087963022024-03-13T21:21:59.005-07:00Matthew Felix Sun - Art · 文化 · KunstAward winning San Francisco Bay Area artist Matthew Felix Sun's blog on Art, 文化 and KunstMatthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.comBlogger1099125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-44050111088892804972024-02-16T14:40:00.000-08:002024-02-16T14:40:11.887-08:00Pessimistic oil painting “All that is solid”<p> </p><div class="entry-content">
<p>A quote from Karl Marx “All that is solid melts into air, all that is
holy is profaned” perfectly capture our sad epoch and this
monochromatic painting of a disintegrating city/landscape reflects such
pessimistic sentiment.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img alt="All That Is Solid, oil on canvas, 22x28, 2022" class="wp-image-8728" height="314" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/All-That-Is-Solid-22x28-2022-750px-1.jpg" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>All That Is Solid</strong> <br />Oil on Canvas 22” x 28” <br />Completed in 2022 </figcaption></figure>
</div>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-21028753379118557402023-12-07T13:21:00.000-08:002023-12-07T13:27:14.504-08:00Successful East Bay Open Studios at Makers Workspace Studio<p>On December 2 and 3, fourteen artists and artisans presented paintings, drawings, ceramics, mosaics, and jewelry at <a href="https://www.makersworkspace.com/">Makers Workspace Studio</a> during the <a href="https://eastbayopenstudios.com/">East Bay Open Studios</a> (EBOS). It was a successful communal space. I am particularly pleased that my friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ngworks1">Edith Ng</a> presented her beautiful ceramics to the public for the first time, as our guest artist. Her debut brought tremendous energy and many guests to our studio and all of us benefit from her presence. </p>
<p>During the EBOS event, I was able to sell more than a dozen gouache and ink paintings. Here a some of these works:</p>
<p><img alt="Roots, gouache on paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8675" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Roots-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Roots-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 502w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Roots-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023-235x300.jpg 235w" width="314" /><br />Roots, gouache on paper, 14×11, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Hydrangea, gouache on paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8673" decoding="async" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Hydrangea-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Hydrangea-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 507w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Hydrangea-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023-238x300.jpg 238w" width="317" /><br />Hydrangea, gouache on paper, 14×11, 2023 </p><p> <img alt="The View, India Ink on Yupo paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8669" decoding="async" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/The-View-India-Ink-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/The-View-India-Ink-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 485w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/The-View-India-Ink-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023-227x300.jpg 227w" width="303" /><br />The View, India Ink on Yupo paper, 14×11, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Flickering, gouache on paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8674" decoding="async" height="400" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Flickering-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Flickering-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 504w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Flickering-gouache-on-paper-14x11-2023-236x300.jpg 236w" width="315" /><br />Flickering, gouache on paper, 14×11, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Profusion, gouache on Yupo paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8671" decoding="async" height="400" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Profusion-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Profusion-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 509w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Profusion-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023-239x300.jpg 239w" width="318" /><br />Profusion, gouache on Yupo paper, 14×11, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Ethereal, gouache on Yupo paper, 14x11, 2023" class="wp-image-8670" decoding="async" height="400" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Ethereal-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Ethereal-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023.jpg 502w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Ethereal-gouache-on-Yupo-paper-14x11-2023-235x300.jpg 235w" width="314" /><br />Ethereal, gouache on Yupo paper, 14×11, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Autumn Song, gouache on paper, 11x14, 2023" class="wp-image-8676" decoding="async" height="314" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Autumn-Song-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Autumn-Song-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023.jpg 640w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Autumn-Song-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023-300x236.jpg 300w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Autumn-Song-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023-382x300.jpg 382w" width="400" /><br />Autumn Song, gouache on paper, 11×14, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Red, gouache on paper, 11x14, 2023" class="wp-image-8672" decoding="async" height="313" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023.jpg 640w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023-300x235.jpg 300w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2023-383x300.jpg 383w" width="400" /><br />Red, gouache on paper, 11×14, 2023</p><p></p>
<p><img alt="Breaching, gouache on paper, 11x14, 2022" class="wp-image-8668" decoding="async" height="314" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Breaching-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2022.jpg" srcset="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Breaching-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2022.jpg 640w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Breaching-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2022-300x236.jpg 300w, https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Breaching-gouache-on-paper-11x14-2022-382x300.jpg 382w" width="400" /><br />Breaching, gouache on paper, 11×14, 2022</p><p></p>
<p>I am so grateful for all the support I received. Thank you!</p>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-33081678362594638982023-08-05T10:14:00.002-07:002023-08-05T10:15:47.260-07:00Hallucinatory oil painting "Disperse"<p> </p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" contenteditable="true" data-block="546de8d3-b713-4b24-8ceb-1b0a12dfac78" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-546de8d3-b713-4b24-8ceb-1b0a12dfac78" role="document" style="min-width: 1px; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">My 2022 oil painting, Disperse, captures a hallucinatory moment of a nighttime landscape — between the silhouettes of two monumental and interlocking trees, a group of tiny figures scurrying by, running away from their familiar ground, their fates, their tormentors or captors. The specificities are intentionally omitted, so as to leave the viewers to interpret freely and to fill in the missing details, though the title does hint at diaspora stories in the headlines of late.</p>
<img alt="Disperse, oil on canvas, 20"x30", 2022" height="263" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Disperse-20x30-2022-750px.jpg" width="400" />
<p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" contenteditable="true" data-block="546de8d3-b713-4b24-8ceb-1b0a12dfac78" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-546de8d3-b713-4b24-8ceb-1b0a12dfac78" role="document" style="min-width: 1px; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"> <i style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Disperse</i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, oil on canvas, 20"x30", 2022</span></p>This piece will be part of the juried exhibition "Within Sight or From Imagination" at <a href="https://gearboxgallery.com/">GearBox Gallery</a>, 770 West Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612 (August 10 - September 9, 2023). Juror: Jeremy Morgan.<br data-rich-text-line-break="true" />Opening Reception: August 12, Sat., 1 to 4 pm | Juror’s talk: September 2, Sat., 2 pmMatthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-20457713798869614362023-06-29T09:44:00.007-07:002023-06-29T09:44:44.487-07:00July Exhibition in City Art Gallery, San Francisco<br /><div class="post__bio"><div class="post__meta"><span class="author__credentials !text-dark"></span></div></div><div class="post__body" data-testid="post-body"><div class="post__inside trix-v2 !line-clamp-none w-full !overflow-auto" data-testid="post-body-inside"><div class="flex flex-col" data-testid="see-more-less"><div class="line-clamp-none h-auto" data-testid="see-more-less-content"><div class="react-trix-content fullscreen-preview-enabled text-dark"><div><div class="trix-content">
<div>In July, I will return to the wonderful co-op gallery in San Francisco: <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f1e71abb39f11c009584fddab&id=a10043cb15&e=eca4068296" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">City Art Gallery</a>, which “opened its doors at 828 Valencia St. in 1998 and has remained a constant in the radically changing Valencia corridor.” </div><div>
<br /><strong>Exhibition date:</strong> July 5-30 <br /><strong>Reception & the City Art’s 25th Anniversary Celebration:</strong> July 7, Friday, 7-10 pm <strong>Location:</strong> 828 Valencia St, San Fransisco (between 19th & 20th) <br /><strong>Gallery Hours:</strong> Sun, Wed-Thursday 12-9 pm, Fri/Sat 12-10 pm <br /><strong>My gallery sitting shifts:</strong> July 16, Sat, 12-4:30 pm, July 22, Sun, 12-5 pm</div><div>
<br />Below are the sample of the pieces I will exhibit:</div><div> </div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Resting-11x14-Ink-2023-750px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="750" height="314" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Resting-11x14-Ink-2023-750px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Scatter-11x14-Ink-2023-750px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="750" height="309" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Scatter-11x14-Ink-2023-750px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Undulate-11x14-2023-750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="750" height="310" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Undulate-11x14-2023-750.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Jaunty-11x14-2023-750.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="750" height="318" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Jaunty-11x14-2023-750.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-74538981160956962762023-03-27T15:11:00.003-07:002023-03-27T15:11:46.391-07:00Opening Reception to "Rejuvenation — Winter to Spring", a solo exhibition in Albany, CA<p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775529531/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4377 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4377 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775529531_d078e5419b.jpg" width="400" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> </p><p></p><p></p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775938410/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4358 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4358 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775938410_9a71b1af3f.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p>Yesterday afternoon, the reception to my solo exhibition "Rejuvenation — Winter to Spring" took place. <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p></p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52776011253/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4352 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4352 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52776011253_589d787311.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775782919/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4351 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4351 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775782919_dec4792922.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p></p><p></p><p>This art exhibition in Albany Community Center Foyer Art Gallery contains 14 gouache paintings I completed in the last three years, recording our collective emergence from frigid winter into a slowly thawing spring. These paintings and abstractions of landscape, juxtaposing dark hues and bright colors, rigid lines, and sensuous washes, echoing contradicting characteristics and features, reflect the shifting of seasons and moods. The show ends on June 26.<br /></p><p></p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775783009/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4303 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4303 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775783009_806c7b0388.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775783049/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4292 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4292 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775783049_d8479a74e4.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52774991942/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4338 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4338 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52774991942_a4834fc137.jpg" width="400" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52774991967/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4295 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4295 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52774991967_869e849107.jpg" width="128" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.fl6ckr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52774991747/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4296 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4296 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52774991747_635a3ea46b.jpg" width="126" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775938675/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4298 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4298 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775938675_9181833702.jpg" width="126" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> </p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775938640/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4342 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4342 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775938640_6aa41932df.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52776011318/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4339 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4339 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52776011318_581d17988b.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p>After several days of severe storms, balmy spring days arrived this weekend, inviting quite a few people to attend the opening reception on a beautiful spring afternoon. I was grateful for the opportunity to share my experiences and my art with these very supportive friends and art lovers.<br /></p><p>
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775938460/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4378 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4378 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775938460_a0d324c14a.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52776011153/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4385 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4385 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52776011153_aba70d9da9.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> </p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775529746/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4046 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4046 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775529746_b0b6ba1bb4.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52776011438/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4044 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4044 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52776011438_8e39430a39.jpg" width="198" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/52775782829/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_4038 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px"><img alt="IMG_4038 Rejuvenation, Albany, CA, 3-26-2023-750px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775782829_3e12726b91.jpg" width="400" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
</p><p>Finally, spring had arrived. <br /></p><p>
</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IEOC73_CJz8" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe></p>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com01249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706, USA37.8879742 -122.29321729.5777403638211567 -157.44946720000002 66.198208036178841 -87.1369672tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-50618871378265983512023-03-14T11:05:00.002-07:002023-03-14T11:05:51.232-07:00Rejuvenation — Winter to Spring, a solo exhbition in Albany, CA<p>From March 24 through June 26, I will present 14 gouache paintings in a solo exhibition “Rejuvenation — Winter to Spring” at<a href="https://www.albanyca.org/our-city/art-in-albany/albany-community-center-foyer-art-gallery"> Albany Community Center Foyer Art Gallery</a>.</p>
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<p>The onset of the warm and colorful spring, dislodging frosty and
somber winter, is a time for the revival and rejuvenation of nature and
human spirits, and is an occasion to celebrate.</p><p><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/rejuvenation">The 14 pieces presented are gouache on paper</a>, most painted under the shadow of the pandemic, recording our collective emergence from frigid winter into a slowly thawing spring. These paintings and abstractions of landscape, juxtaposing dark hues and bright colors, rigid lines and sensuous washes, echoing contradicting characteristics and features, reflect the shifting of seasons and moods.<br /><br />Albany Community Center Foyer Art Gallery<br />March 23 - June 26, 2023<br /></p><p></p><p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/We8kzQcVNk0" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-70990125809931623782023-02-08T10:49:00.004-08:002023-02-08T10:49:43.040-08:00Exploring new media - India ink on Yupo paper<p> Recently, I started to explore painting with black India ink on synthetic, non-absorbent Yupo paper, whose water-resistant nature can be exploited and allow some interesting effects when the ink is washed, sprayed, scrubbed, and removed. I am happy with the results; these new paintings look richly layered, light and shadow contrasted in a complicated and mysterious way, and the flowing ink traces are often unpredictable, playful, and evocative.</p><p></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Stone-Flower-12x9-2023-550px.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="414" height="400" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Stone-Flower-12x9-2023-550px.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-30751444707816323562022-05-18T21:17:00.001-07:002022-05-18T21:17:16.765-07:00Purifying "Luminous"<p><b><i>"Luminous"</i></b> is a translucent landscape in the midst of a thorough purification - loaded yet still airy rain clouds release a generous yet gentle downpour, which rushes into the solid ground and continues to overflow in the already soaked terrain. The dark clouds, and darker soil, rendered the space in between even brighter, as if backlit, glowing, and luminous. Above the warm earth, the cool rain and clouds leave a refreshing impression.</p><p><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/luminous-rain-9x12-2022-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Luminous, gouache on paper, 9x12 inches, 2022" height="300" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/luminous-9x12-2022-550px.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p>Luminous<br />gouache on paper<br />9"x12"<br />2022</p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/purifying-luminous/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><p><i>
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"Whirl" explores patterns, rhythms, and perspective in an abstract world consisting of a series of imperfect and progressively smaller concentric circles, which superimpose over a background of pale pink from the top and dark gray at the bottom, and vanish to the center of a muddied white hue, therefore lead the viewers to a hidden world somewhat beyond reach. The gentle contrasts amongst these muted colors, which seep into each other like liquids, enhance the impenetrability of the sphere.</p><p><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/whirl-9x12-2021-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Whirl, gouache on paper, 9x12 inches, 2021" height="299" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/whirl-9x12-2021-550px.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p>Whirl<br />gouache on paper<br />9"x12"<br />2021</p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/impenetrable-whirl/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><i>
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<a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/autumn-rain-9x12-2021-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Autumn Rain, gouache on paper, 9x12 inches, 2021" height="298" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/autumn-rain-9x12-2021-550px.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p><b>Autumn Rain<br /></b>9” x 12”<br />Gouache on paper<br />Completed in 2021<br /> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/abstract-autumn-rain/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><i>
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“Immaculate” aptly summarizes its subject of the painting – several ethereal white lilies floating in an opaque water body, whose pattern resembles the other-worldly images transmitted by the great Hubble Space Telescope. These dreamily floating flowers and their irregularly patterned background, mesmerize and pull the viewers into the depth.
This painting was published by </p><p><a href="https://www.yourimpossiblevoice.com/issue24/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Your Impossible Voice</a> as the cover art in their 24th Issue in Spring 2021. </p><p><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Immaculate-9x12-2000-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Immaculate, gouache on paper, 9x12 inches, 2020" height="296" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Immaculate-9x12-2000-550px.jpg" width="400" /> </a></p><p><b>Immaculate<br /></b>gouache on paper<br />9"x12"<br />2020</p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/ethereal-immaculate/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><p><i>
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<a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/waiting-22x28-2022-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Waiting, oil on canvas, 2022" height="313" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/waiting-22x28-2022-550px.jpg" width="400" /></a>
<p><b>Waiting</b><br />22” x 28”<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Completed in 2021</p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/quietly-waiting/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><i>
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glance towards the distant past, at which time how one experienced and
felt might not reflect truthfully in the recollection in adulthood. The
distant memory can be fuzzy and mercurial, as illustrated in this black
and white snapshot of a little boy stranded amongst several screens of
fragmented episodic sceneries, staring at the viewers, defiantly or
expectantly, with discernment and awe.</p>
<p>Childhood can be as rich and varied as the life of an adult, and the
emotional impacts a child experiences can be just as acute and palpable,
even if the stakes might be lower, mainly due to a child’s smaller
spheres. Akin to any age group, childhood is the age of exploration and
discovery, of closed-mindedness and misplaced confidence, of timidity
and bravery, of tenderness and innocence, and of mischievousness and
cruelty.</p><p>Childhood’s memories – colorful or monochromatic – will haunt forever. <br /></p>
<a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Memories-of-Childhood-22x28-2022-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Memories of Childhood, oil on canvas, 2022" height="313" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/Memories-of-Childhood-22x28-2022-550px.jpg" width="400" /></a>
<p><b>Memories of Childhood</b><br />22” x 28”<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Completed in 2022 </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/fuzzy-memories-of-childhood/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><p><i>
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<br /><b>Edge</b>
<br />24” x 30”
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />Completed in 2022<br /><br /></p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/arid-urban-life-crossing/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br /></i></p><p><i>
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Crossing is a somber urban snapshot, featuring a not yet crowded thoroughfare, dominated by a row of pillars planting on a grassy tram lane in the middle of the street, between two vanishing tram tracks. From these mighty pillars, which extended from top to the bottom of the canvas, protruded a complex web of beams and wires crisscrossing the entire upper half of the canvas, as if wanting to imprison the indistinct highrises and the surrounding early morning gray sky in the backdrop. </p><p>In the foreground, a slouching pedestrian, isolated from everything and everyone, setting about to traverse one of the tracks. His detached form and uncertain posture enhanced the somnambulist atmosphere of this picture of parched and flinty urban life. </p><p><a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/crossing-20x24-2020-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Crossing, oil on canvas, 20"x24", 2020" height="328" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/crossing-20x24-2020-550px.jpg" width="400" /></a>
<b><br />Crossing</b><br />
oil on canvas<br />
20" x 24"<br />
2020 </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/arid-urban-life-crossing/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> </i></p><i><br />
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<b>Subterrane</b><br />oil on canvas<br />20"x24"<br />2020</p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/unsettling-subterrane/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> </i></p><p><i><br /><br />
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<b>Domain</b><br />
Oil on Canvas<br />
28” x 22”<br />
Completed in 2021</p><p><br />
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This sight formed the foundation of my metaphorical painting, <i><b>Narrow Confinement</b></i>, which recorded the narrow sliver of the comfort allowed me during the trying time and was much appreciated.</p><p>
<a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/narrow-confinement-28x22-2021-watermarked-800px.jpg"><img alt="Narrow Confinement, oil on canvas, 28"x22", 2021" height="400" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/narrow-confinement-28x22-2021-550px.jpg" width="313" /></a><br /><b>Narrow Confinement</b><br />28” x 22”, Oil on Canvas<br />Completed in 2021</p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/a-glimpse-of-relief-narrow-confinement/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br />
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<b><br />Still Water</b>
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />30” x 40”
<br />Completed in 2020</p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/touching-landscape-painting-still-water/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br />
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</p><p><a onclick="window.open('https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/seclusion-28x22-2021-watermarked-800px.jpg','Features','width=800,height=800,align=center,valign=center')" target="popup"><img alt="Seclusion - 隔離 - Abgeschiedenheit" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/seclusion-28x22-2021-550px.jpg" /></a>
<b> </b></p><p><b>Seclusion</b>
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />28” x 22”
<br />Completed in 2021 </p><p> <br /></p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/enigmatic-seclusion/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br />
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<b> </b></p><p><b>College Town</b>
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />30” x 28”
<br />Completed in 2021</p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/oil-painting-college-town/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> <br /><br />
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<p>Thanks to the gallerist and artist Valerie Quade, I had the opportunity to exhibit 18 oil and gouache paintings in a solo show titled “Enigma” at <a href="https://www.gallerievalerie.com/enigma">Gallerie Valerie</a> in Crockett, from September 3rd through 26th in 2021.<br /></p><p>The pieces are chiefly representational, even realistic, yet they often cloak twists or hidden meanings. Beneath their surfaces are darker truths, or riddles that invite further investigation. Paintings such as <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/featured-painting-anselm-kiefers-bathtubs/"><i>Anselm Kiefer’s Bathtubs</i></a>, <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/oil-painting-arabesque/"><i>Arabesque</i></a>, <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/deceptive-leisurely/"><i>Leisurely</i></a>, or <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/featured-painting-the-march-of-time/"><i>The March of Time</i></a> are imbued with an enigma. The entire exhibition can also be viewed on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/solo-exhibition-gallerie-valerie/">my website</a> or on <a href="https://youtu.be/blyvQFYL1aw">YouTube</a>. Below snapshots of the installation offer a glimpse of this exhibition:<br /></p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51480294219/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_5953-800px"><img alt="IMG_5953-800px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51480294219_e2711b2255.jpg" width="95%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51475285626/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_5995"><img alt="IMG_5995" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475285626_666731bfb7.jpg" width="95%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51476001014/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_5960"><img alt="IMG_5960" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51476001014_fc4a7452df.jpg" width="58%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51475285301/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_5968"><img alt="IMG_5968" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475285301_fa7c10d74b.jpg" width="33%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
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<p>Below are some scenes from the opening reception, which took place on September 3rd.<br /></p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51476019439/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_6323 2"><img alt="IMG_6323 2" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51476019439_75e05d61e8.jpg" width="95%" /> </a></p><p></p><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51476019074/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_6310"><img alt="IMG_6310" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51476019074_94d994ee37.jpg" width="46%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51475546313/in/dateposted/" title="IMG_6311"><img alt="IMG_6311" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475546313_33775c8132.jpg" width="45%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p>
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51474511717/in/dateposted/" title="Opening of Enigma solo exhibition by Matthew Felix Sun, Gallerie Valerie, Crockett, CA"><img alt="Opening of Enigma solo exhibition by Matthew Felix Sun, Gallerie Valerie, Crockett, CA" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51474511717_fa5086e7a9.jpg" width="46%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51475285366/in/dateposted/" title="image0"><img alt="image0" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475285366_c0bc25171b.jpg" width="45%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfelixsun/51475527008/in/dateposted/" title="image1"><img alt="image1" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475527008_5140a1134d.jpg" width="95%" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
<p>A "walk-through" video below can lead you through the gallery space:<br /></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/blyvQFYL1aw" title="YouTube video player" width="95%"></iframe> </p><p>And finally, the compilation video incorporated the art installation and opening reception:</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I3DfzKBSF84" title="YouTube video player" width="95%"></iframe> </p><p> </p><p><b>Other Related posts on </b><b><i>Art · 文化 · Kunst</i>: </b><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2021/07/allegorical-surveying.html">Allegorical "Surveying"</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2021/07/crisp-and-somber-drifting.html">Crisp and Somber "Drifting"</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2021/05/disquieting-code-oil-painting-postscript.html">Disquieting Code - Oil Painting "Postscript"</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2021/03/featured-oil-painting-crisp.html">Featured Oil Painting - Crisp</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2021/01/featured-painting-waifs.html">Featured Painting "Waifs"<br /></a>- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2020/11/featured-painting-itinerant.html">Featured Painting - Itinerant</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2020/09/featured-painting-boyhood.html">Featured Painting "Boyhood"</a><br />- <a href="https://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2020/07/featured-painting-hordes.html">Featured Painting, Hordes</a> <br /></p>Matthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-8064803180342504272021-07-10T12:41:00.003-07:002021-11-17T15:59:46.713-08:00Allegorical "Surveying"<p>My allegorical painting Surveying portrayed a nightmarish landscape consisting of fluid and unsettled patterns, suggesting disturbed soil or waves, like the aftermath of a fierce battle. A large figure dressed in a similarly patterned white garb, floated above this mystic landscape, surveying the ravage brought upon by whatever malicious agents. The figure’s outstretched arms, along with the melting drips from the white dress, suggested immense sorrow and compassion. </p><p><a onclick="window.open('https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/surveying-watermarked-28x22-2013-800px.jpg','Features','width=800,height=800,align=center,valign=center')" rel="noopener" target="popup"><img alt="Surveying, oil on canvas, 28" height="400" src="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/surveying-28x22-2013-550px.jpg" /></a>
<b><br />Surveying</b>
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />28” x 22”
<br />Completed in 2013</p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/compassionate-surveying/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> </i><br /> <br /><br />
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The tip of the bow, the outstretched or bent angular legs and arms, and above all, and the figure sitting on top of the boat, jointly or separately formed several intricately nested and well-balanced triangles. Yet, the usual stability associated with such triangular composition was negated somewhat by the tilting boat; one could feel the swaying of the small boat, and the longer one stares at this painting, the more likely one feels the onset of seasickness.
My younger self, eyes cast down, lost in thoughts, doubtful and a bit rueful, manifested the angst of youth, of an era, of a nation. The frostiness of this painting, awash with crisp light and dominated by a distancing pale blue shade, was punctuated only by the wine-red swimming trunk, which provided a small gesture of warmth in the otherwise thorough coolness. </p><p><a onclick="window.open('https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/wp-content/uploads/drifting-30x40-2001-watermarked-800px.jpg','Features','width=800,height=800,align=center,valign=center')" rel="noopener" target="popup"><img alt="Drifting / 漂流 / Treiben" height="298" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/2578/3835031302_889154c10d.jpg" width="400" /></a>
<b><br />Drifting</b>
<br />30” x 40”
<br />Oil on Canvas
<br />Completed in 2001 </p><p> </p><p><i>Originally posted on <a href="https://www.matthewfelixsun.com/crisp-and-somber-drifting/">matthewfelixsun.com</a> </i><br /> <br /><br />
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