Matt Cohen

The works in mixed media contain areas of layered etched painted plexiglass and wire mesh. These are my reflections on certain Spanish Baroque paintings that create depth in the darker realms of their works. My Lamentation is a direct response to Ribera’s painting of the same name. The exploration of these dark areas involves a spatial expanse that reflects and separates the use of revealed spaces in some of these Baroque paintings. It is difficult to see in reproduction, but these dark areas contain colors created by the materials mentioned above.