matt
art
the word
In search of the sacred.
The artworks below explore the nature of language and if it is still possible to imbue symbols with sacred meaning given an age when all things are relative and subject to interpretation.
Each one contains a message – you can use the keysheets in the links to reveal their underlying structures or click on the show message toggle underneath the images for quick reference.
“I am what I create.”
“Hope”
“Believe”
“All that is good in man comes from his redemption – offsetting his faults with acts of greatness.”
“Why?”
“All desires pale in comparison to that for Truth.”
“Survival is the means, Art is the end.”
“Beauty is the guiding light; of what is real and true and right.”
“Meaning is made.”
“Art in all things.”
“Change”
“Balance”
In taking the time to discover how these images are constructed, I hope the viewer will be more receptive to the messages communicated and rewarded for their effort in looking beyond the surface – since it is only by dedicating ourselves to something that a sense of the sacred can begin to emerge.
all works: 24 ct gold leaf, acrylic, gouache & ink on aluminium