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Category Archives: Culture
Broken Magic
Sometimes there is beauty in the messy jumble, in the pipework, the cabling, the draft, the tangle, the engine and the computer. More in the programing than the program, the rehearsal than the dance. All under the hood, below the … Continue reading
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The Power of The Artist
Have you ever thought about how powerful, or influential artists are? Maybe it is a bit of self-flattery on my part to think this, but I think artists are among the most influential people – more than judges, lawgivers, even … Continue reading
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What Makes an Artist?
I’ve been re-examining the convictions that made me become an artist. Being an artist is risky. It was hard to know if my craft would be accepted or appreciated. I wasn’t sure if I had the skill to pull it … Continue reading
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What is creativity?
Sometimes being a creative person feels like a descent into a kind of madness. At least for a creative like myself. I even find myself wondering, “What is creativity?” I wonder if creativity has the value that I think it … Continue reading
Accursed Are The Rich (The Rich Man and Lazarus)
I’ve just recently finished this drawing of the Rich Man and Lazarus, titled: Accursed Are The Rich [9 x 12 pen & ink on distressed paper]. I’ve had this parable on my mind for a long time. It is a … Continue reading
The Armor of God
Last month I worked on a few drawings of the armor of God. This is referencing the passage in Ephesians 6:10-20 Where St. Paul uses the imagery of a soldier to describe the life of saints (Followers of Christ). I … Continue reading
Things I’ve learned in one year (#2)
Last year I wrote a little list of things that I learned while working at my public studio at the Workhouse Arts Center. I started compiling this list some time ago, as I came to some realizations. Being an artist … Continue reading
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An Exploration of Light: Video!
I spent over 800 hours drawing these six Pen & Ink drawings. In addition I made special frames that back-light the drawings. This is accomplished by having glass behind the paper and lights built into deep frames. This exhibit was … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria VA, Art, Culture, DC, Drawing, Pen & Ink
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One more week of “An Exploration of Light”
On August 5th at 5:00pm my current exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center will come to a close. This exhibit is the first time I’ve displayed a series of pen & Ink drawings that are all illuminated by lights built … Continue reading
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From the Show “An Exploration of Light”
It is in fact very difficult to photograph images in the dark… In this most recent exhibit I’ve created an installation where the work is all illuminated from behind, within a dark installation. The show just opened last Saturday night. … Continue reading
Matthew D. Kiehl 