Working away

A friend recently asked if I was in a creative slump as he hadn't seen much output from me.
I smiled and told him that I am busy working away, creating new work and exploring new mediums (I am also posting regularly on instagram, Ello and tumblr).

I have taken so many photos, that I am still slowly working my way through images I captured at the start of 2017, as well as working my way through mixed-media pieces I created in 2015 & 2016!

Here are some things I have been working on recently.
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"Middle age, an autoportrait. Also known as- trying out my old 20mm film lens, on my full frame camera."  I took this as i decided to brush the cobwebs of an old 20mm film lens I had. This image is only from a few weeks ago.
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‘A poppy′
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This image was from January 2017. This one has been flipped upside down.

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Country landscape  #330
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This was taken somewhere near the South Australian/Victorian border as we drove home from an interstate holiday in Adelaide over Christmas 2016.

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Yellow Lines  #22 171016 . Taken in October 2016, somewhere in the city of Melbourne.
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Twilight over the Macedon Ranges #46 
141017.  Taken in October 2017. I took a series of these images, there is something so lovely about wide country vistas and twilight.
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‘What makes me a man? #113 190217′
“I lie about the size of my cock. I say it is much bigger than it is, it makes me feel like I am more of a man, stronger, more powerful.”

This piece from a series in Feb 2017,  aims to explore aspects of toxic masculinity. .

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The agony of non-acceptance (v).  From a conceptual series taken in February 2017.
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Self Portrait #11 170417  . A self portrait taken in April 2017.
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'cock iii'
(for the Laird's art comp)

Acrylic and graphite on paper. 2017. I completed three works for a gay art comp.
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Seminal works Outtake
‘Seminal works #02 070116′.  An outtake from the Seminal works series.  Scanned experimental work with Semen, ink and watercolour. The project catalogue, which talks about the project in depth can be downloaded  from this page: https://www.matthewschiavello.com/other-projects/

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Spit #07  130316  . Scanned experimental works, using Spit (Saliva), watercolor and Ink.
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‘The Leanover (in red, white and yellow’)', 2018. 20 x20 inches.. acrylic and graphite on canvas. Self framed.( i-phone photograph)
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all work, copyright matthew schiavello 2018

Exhibition

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I am in Group Exhibition at:
STEPS Gallery.
62 Lygon St, Carlton (up Near Trades Hall and RMIT).
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My work will be alongside the works of the very talented Judy Bartosy, and Christine Georgiou.
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Opening event- Sunday 6th August, 2-5pm.
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Then daily 11am-4pm, from Tuesday the 8th until Wednesday the 16th August 2017.
*note the gallery will be closed on Monday the 7th of August.
*note the gallery will be open till 6pm on Wednesday the 16th of August.
. I will also be sitting at the Gallery on Friday 11th of August (11am-4pm), Sunday the 13th of August (11am-4pm) and Wednesday the 16th (11am-6pm), if you wanted to pop in and say hello.
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kind regards,
matthew schiavello.

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I will have over 20 pieces of photography, mixed media and paintings there.
Here is some of my work.
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all work copyright matthew schiavello 2017

New ventures in art

I have been taking some art classes for a little while now, as I have no formal training in art. We have been recently looking at colour theory and how to use the three primary colours (red, yellow and Blue) to mix other colours. My teacher works mainly in watercolour, but  recently had me try acrylic paint and I really love it! Here are some things I tried out on my own after my first acrylic class.
These are my own designs and I also mixed my own colours..

This last one, also has ink used in it.

I am excited to see what else my teacher has me do next!


all work, copyright matthew schiavello. 2016.