MIERCOLES, EL OCHO DE AGOSTO, VEINTE DOCE

My painting 'The Harbinger' has been selected as a finalist in the 21st Annual Wallace Art Awards 2012.
http://www.wallaceartstrust.org.nz/wallace-art-awards/

'The Harbinger'
Matthew Couper
2012
oil on loose canvas
62" x 30"

JUEVES, EL DOS DE AGOSTO DE VENTE DOCE

Just before disassembling my props today, I thought I'd get a photo of my 'Polemical Alchemy' set-up in reference to an 1895 photograph of James Ensor in his studio:

"...The polemical assertion of the act of painting as a subject of aesthetics is more interesting than formalities of visual representation manifested by painting. We live in a digital age, where we could easily create graphics and visual aids through computer software and hardware yet the persistence of painting is still a mystery or perhaps an alchemy. Like James Ensor's paintings of death skulls/bones come to life or Matthew Couper's paintings about turning shit into gold, the alchemical power of the very act of painting is undeniable - transforming material entity into a metaphysical state..." - Jevijoe Vitug

MIERCOLES, EL VEINTICINCO DE JULIO, VEINTE DOCE

Two photographs of 'Polemical Alchemy' at the 2012 London Biennale in Nevada performances at Pop Up Art House, 21st of July 2012. Photographs by Frankie Henriquez.

www.londonbiennale.tk