Matt Meinhardt

Matt Meinhardt https://mattmeinhardt.com Matt Meinhardt Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:31:52 +0000 https://mattmeinhardt.com en ii https://mattmeinhardt.com/ii Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:31:49 +0000 Matt Meinhardt https://mattmeinhardt.com/ii <img width="4439" height="4248" width_o="4439" height_o="4248" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8af8ae017528dbaf8eab6a58e899388f994e3faea7e11edfe66d3333ed60f6d6/hotel-legs-sculpture-2.jpg" data-mid="228742073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8af8ae017528dbaf8eab6a58e899388f994e3faea7e11edfe66d3333ed60f6d6/hotel-legs-sculpture-2.jpg" /> Untitled (hotel landscape), 2024, acrylic and oil paints, carpet, fiberglass, resin, fabric, metal.  34 x 20 x 5.5 inches <img width="3526" height="2425" width_o="3526" height_o="2425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60c9c27c2bda4ecb3e5d718b69a570e91e94cf7d5d169caeeed33f8209df75b5/moon-and-scar-one.jpg" data-mid="167108455" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/60c9c27c2bda4ecb3e5d718b69a570e91e94cf7d5d169caeeed33f8209df75b5/moon-and-scar-one.jpg" /> Trimp, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 64 x 44 inches <img width="1102" height="1440" width_o="1102" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1adbdfaab64875eeb3925cfd617f45a941b4535813b1c7fce99077301e9fa47f/candygram-2.jpg" data-mid="143654442" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1adbdfaab64875eeb3925cfd617f45a941b4535813b1c7fce99077301e9fa47f/candygram-2.jpg" /> Candygram, 2022, acrylic, foam, wood, 30 x 40  inches <img width="2513" height="3252" width_o="2513" height_o="3252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdfc3542d0d00108c34d4ce4da69c9b89f9d96697935af822f2d3cd1b1421956/IMG_1979.jpg" data-mid="167109403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cdfc3542d0d00108c34d4ce4da69c9b89f9d96697935af822f2d3cd1b1421956/IMG_1979.jpg" /> Beware the phantom stranger, 2022, Oil, canvas, plastic resin, wood, dimensions vary. <img width="1314" height="976" width_o="1314" height_o="976" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7c698b4a76ce27a2394306d9bb54e3645c75cbdd1a2dc0f369d86eb2c0d77f1/biopic-swordsandhair.jpg" data-mid="143654376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7c698b4a76ce27a2394306d9bb54e3645c75cbdd1a2dc0f369d86eb2c0d77f1/biopic-swordsandhair.jpg" /> Swords and Hair (biopic), 2020, plastic toys, plastic hair, wood, caulk, panel, 3 ft x 4 ft <img width="2493" height="3072" width_o="2493" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3411aeb658cf81e3ed2872e72463e83401e877c21f071fd4877f66270dad92b/enjoy-the-simulation.jpeg" data-mid="112847240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3411aeb658cf81e3ed2872e72463e83401e877c21f071fd4877f66270dad92b/enjoy-the-simulation.jpeg" /> Content aware #1 “Enjoy the simulation”, 2020, oil, acrylic, tape, caulk, wood, panel, 19 in x 25 in SEE ALL  About https://mattmeinhardt.com/About Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:31:50 +0000 Matt Meinhardt https://mattmeinhardt.com/About MATTHEW MEINHARDT <img width="2624" height="3936" width_o="2624" height_o="3936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ef35f147b70d07d7637b803d25742b5eb52bf961457db9c6948736001277edd/matth_02.jpg" data-mid="112915268" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ef35f147b70d07d7637b803d25742b5eb52bf961457db9c6948736001277edd/matth_02.jpg" /> Questioning one's perception of the human form and media with uncanny paintings and sculptures, Matt Meinhardt decontextualizes nostalgic iconography, such as Italian pulp covers, “Beach Home” art, and Halloween decor. The works introduce a new hyperreality where these images cease to refer to what we know and, in their new form, take on a dreamlike version of popular culture. Studio in Oceanside, California Email    Instagram CV https://mattmeinhardt.com/CV Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:31:52 +0000 Matt Meinhardt https://mattmeinhardt.com/CV Exhibitions (solo) 2023. “Clown in an Iron Lung”, Same Same, Carlsbad, CA. 2019. “Sun Exposure”, Hunt and Lane, Rehoboth Beach, DE Exhibitions (group) 2023. “Oceanside Museum of Art 23/24 Biennale”, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. 2023. “OOZE”, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA. 2023. “Spectrum Gestalt”, Bg Gallery, Santa Monica CA. 2022. “Shit Art Show #5”, Shit Art Club, Los Angeles CA. 2020. “Teeny Tiny Art Mart”, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside CA. 2019. Gallery 1325, Oceanside CA. 2017. “1:33”, Miller Gallery, Charleston SC. 2017. “LAX-JFK”, Max Fish , New York, NY. 2016. “What the What”, Space Camp Company, St. Augustine, FL. 2016. “The Damned show”, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI. 2015. “The Damned show”, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI. 2014. “Old Pro”, Punk Rock Fish Studios, Berlin, MD. 2013. “BFA Portfolio”, Crisp Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, FL. April 2013. “FLOAT”, The Standard, St. Augustine FL. 2012. “B.A. Portfolio”, Crisp Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine FL Education September 2009- April 2013 Flagler College St. Augustine, Florida. Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).  Press Shapiro, Alyssia, “Meet the People”,  Youth to the People, April 29, 2020 https://www.youthtothepeople.com/blogs/to-the-people/meet-the-people-matt-meinhardt Bull-Dog, “The Rude Awakening Show”, Ire Radio: WOCM Ocean 98.1, September 28, 2016. https://www.facebook.com/Ocean98.1/videos/10153996483362894/ Austin Allen, “Matt Meinhardt”, Black Rose MFG., January 2016, http://blackrosemfg.com/post/mattmeinhardt/ 2015 Dark seas, “ Matt Meinhardt”, Dark Seas.com, May 26, 2015,  http://darkseas.com/blogs/news/30582723-matthew-meinhardt 2013 Jim Moriarity, president and CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, “Surfrider college club joins the offshore campaign”, May 29, 2013, www.surfrider.org/jims_blog.