Sunday, February 5, 2012

Opening February 10: Seth Tracy, Matt Riley, and Travis Dunning

Graffiti, comics, and skateboard culture are among the influences cited by a trio of young artists whose show opens this Friday at the Korongo Gallery in Randolph. The exhibit includes some 40 works in various media and will be on display until March 11. The opening reception is from 5 to 7.
Untitled, by Seth Tracy
Seth Tracy says he doesn’t do art; art does him. “For as long as I can remember, I have been surrounded by art. Nowadays, I am bound by the skateboarder and graffiti cultures,” influences that show in various ways, including the usage of graffiti tools and old skateboards. Seth’s artwork is usually abstract. “Ink is my favorite medium because it drips.”

Untitled, by Matt Riley
“I see things in places where others see nothing,” Matt Riley says: “Dogs in scraped-up paint on old concrete walls, characters in the cracks of the road, and faces everywhere, eyes, noses, jawlines, and teeth.” Matt enjoys things that are where they should not be but that fit in anyway. That’s what he tries to create: “Nonsense with a sci-fi feel. Gizmos and gadgets of a mind-wanderer.” 

Untitled, by Travis Dunning
“I have many sources of inspiration,” says Travis Dunning, “from scary movies, from comics, also from stress and the environment. Most of the time, I just pick up a pen or a brush and start with what comes to my mind.” Travis’s emphasis on black outlines is inspired by comic books. He says that he has been drawing for as long as he can remember, and has taken it seriously for the past five years.