Matthew Cummings Fine Art

Building A #177

Owner
Matthew Cummings

Medium
Sculpted Glass and Painting

Phone
(606) 688-0345

Email
mattcummings22@yahoo.com

Website
www.matthewlcummings.com
www.facebook.com/MatthewCummingsSculptor

Hours
By appointment

Statement
The On Perception Series focuses on an object’s interaction with ocular perception and act as a metaphor for the difficulty of “seeing” anything in true clarity.  As an optical medium, the inherent qualities of glass distort, transmit, block, and reflect light in an analogous manner to the way that “frame of mind” and “point of view” distort, transmit, block, and add clarity to ideas or concepts. The complexity of these pieces ensures that comprehension is a difficult process and unexpected changes force the viewer to reevaluate their understanding of the work.  Ideally these pieces will be slightly frustrating to the viewer, as they are captivated by the perceptual spectacle from their current point of view, frustrated by their visual restriction from the rest of the work, but intrigued enough to continue on their journey of discovery. By varying the amount of information observed from each point of view, my work leads the viewer through the steps of a delicate and deliberate ballet of comprehension and ignorance; flirting with promises, and fleeting before pursuit.

Bio
Matthew Cummings graduated from Illinois State University in 2011 with an MFA degree in glass sculpture.  He received his BFA from Centre College under Stephen Rolfe Powell.   In 2006, Matthew was featured in a Glass Quarterly article about the top glass schools in the country titled “Best of the Best”.    Matthew exhibits throughout the United States and has shown in such International Art Expositions as SOFA Chicago and GlassWeekend.

Above
Equal But Opposite
Solid Sculpted Glass and Vitrolite
21 x 7 x 6, 2011

Solid State
Solid Sculpted and Blown Glass with Polished Steel Base
28 x 15 x 9, 2011

 

Form Theory II
Solid Sculpted and Blown Glass with Polished Steel Base
18 x 10 x 9, 2011