Matt Irie’s exhibition, “You Are the Vanishing Point," was highlighted in the September 2 issue of The Week. The author praises Matt’s work in "Where to Buy: a Select Exhibition in a private gallery” by describing it in the following way:
Don't expect to find your bearings in Matt Irie's densely
layered paintings. The Chicago artist's latest series,
"You Are the Vanishing Point," channels the
disorienting energy of M.C. Escher's physics-defying
spatial constructions into square and nearly square
abstract paintings that shimmer, advance, and recede
without any apparent rhyme or reason. Unlike oil
on canvas or watercolor on paper, Irie's preferred
medium--acrylic latex on rigid panel--offers little room
for creating the illusion of depth through loose gesture.
His optical trickery, in other words, must be that much
more crafty and precise. At Ebersmoore Gallery, 213 N.
Morgan St. Chicago. (28)
The print version of The Week may be found at the MCC Library. Congratulations, Matt!
"Where to Buy: a Select Exhibition in a private gallery." The Week
2 Sept. 2011: 28. Print.
