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June 11, 2009

The Indexical Nature of Images: Judas Priest

Filed under: Painting — Tags: , , , — Matty @ 1:57 pm

The Indexical Nature of Images: Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance

Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance

Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance

The idea of the image, in general, and its relationship to memory has been a major entry point into making artwork for me, over the last several years. Other tangential issues mostly related to photography versus painting’s abilities to convey the import of images as they pertain to memory or memories, have also weighed on my thoughts.

Lately, it’s been difficult trying to figure out (more…)

June 2, 2009

Self Publishing Review Interview

Interview With Henry Baum at Self Publishing Review
Published Monday, June 1, 2009

Self Publishing Review Byloos Interview

Self Publishing Review Byloos Interview

I’ve been spending a bit of time with Henry, the owner and editor of Self Publishing Review (a great online resource for all writers), discussing the merits of independent publishing efforts and answering questions about Don’t Smell the Floss.

Read the full interview at Self Publishing Review now.

June 1, 2009

Available Paintings August 2010

Matty Byloos Paintings: Available Works, Locations and Prices
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Hancock Park #3
This painting is in Portland. It is the last in the series, and as such, I’m trying to keep it in my personal collection (38″ tall x 44″ wide).

Noise Abatement Clearing, Skyward View
Both of these paintings are in Palm Springs at Heather James Gallery (5′ tall x 4′ wide) and (30″ tall x 30″ wide by about 3″ deep). I believe the painting on the left has been priced between $10,000 and $12,000, and the one on the right around $5,000. The gallery will need to be contacted for details and exact prices, as well as shipping details.

Cube Houses, Rotterdam: Remembered By the Way in the Month of May Period
The first painting is in San Francisco at Toomey Tourrell Gallery (about 4′ tall x 7′ wide). The middle painting is being stored at a collector’s house in San Francisco (38″ tall x 44″ wide). The last painting is being kept at a colleague’s apartment in mid-city, Los Angeles (5′ tall x 7′ wide). These paintings are priced as follows: $10,000, $7500 and $12,000.

For Bacon To Berlin
The left painting is in San Francisco at Toomey Tourrell Gallery (44″ tall x 38″ wide). The right painting is in Portland (38″ tall x 44″ wide). These paintings are $6500 and $7500.

Removal Island Yesterday's Hollywood
The left painting is in Portland (5′ tall x 4′ wide). The right painting is in Palm Springs at the Heather James Gallery (5′ tall x 4′ wide). Other paintings in this series were sold at $12,000.

Located in Palm Springs at Heather James Gallery. Approximately $10,000. 4' tall x 5' wide

Approximately 24" x 24". In Portland.

In Portland. 4' tall x 6' wide. This painting is $10,000.

This piece is sold, but works from this series can be made on commission.

This is an ongoing framed drawing installation. Prices vary. Prints available also.

Monday Reading List: June 1, 2009

Filed under: Reading List — Tags: , , , — Matty @ 10:48 am

Great Reading Around the Web, Old and New

Shark Kid Halloween Costume

Shark Kid Halloween Costume

An interview with designer Martin Baas by Brian Fichtner over at Cool Hunting. Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore discovers more about his young idol/hero Patti Smith in this Bomb magazine interview. The Future of Art in an Age of Crisis — Part 1 by David Walsh explores its own title, over at the World Socialist Web Site. A Sociobiological take on “The Subtle Art of Exclusion” in an article by Robert Weissberg entitled Stuff White People Like, on the site Taki’s Magazine. Not Death of Newspapers, But Death of Advertising article by James Fallows in the Atlantic, available online. Probing seminal article on controversy Dash Snow begs the questions, what is art, who is art, can life be art, is this just the boring artworld getting too high on itself, in New York Magazine. Interview with me, Matty Byloos on Don’t Smell the Floss, conducted by Henry Baum, editor of Self Publishing Review: an online resource for writers. Andrei Codrescu interview: Exquisite Corpse Editor, author of Wakefield converses with Robert Birnbaum on Identity Theory.com. The New Republic features a piece by Jed Perl on the museum collected art in Los Angeles.

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