Art writer Don Wilkinson features Matt Brackett’s timely and reflective Bitter Chill paintings in his review of the Marion Art Center’s show, “Reflection on 250 Years.”
“Matt Brackett is a beacon for story and its frictions.”
Matt was asked by critic Cate McQuaid to describe his attitude towards beginning afresh in a time of uncertainty. Click here for his response, or here for the entire Substack.
“In this alternate reality of Brackett’s making, he explores our connections or lack thereof to one another, as well as how a contemporary environment steeped in A.I. impacts and obfuscates these dynamics.”
“At Alpha Gallery, Matt Brackett’s blue-tinged portraits ask the viewer to consider the overlap of humanity and artificial intelligence.”
Arun Rath, host of All Things Considered, features the story behind Matt’s painting series, One Can Imagine, and relates how the paintings respond in part to the turbulence of the pandemic.
Listen to the spot here at minute 15:30.
“His mission with the exhibit, he said, is to encourage people to reflect on the intentions, ideals and morals of the people who fought to make the U.S. a better country.
‘I think those ideals are in jeopardy right now and are something that we need to continue to fight for.’”
Matt Brackett is interviewed about his artistic background, his body of work, Bitter Chill, and the role of artists in today’s volatile world.
Read the interview here.
"[Matt Brackett is] a master at freezing-up uncertainty and forcing the viewer to ponder what will happen next. This approach is challenging and beautifully uncomfortable, telling us something about the artist's sly temperament."
“I think these works… describe a certain energy or emotion not so easy to define except through a visual telling, an emotion that holds some type of unknown chaotic energy.”
Read the feature here.
Jack Williams, of WBZ/CBS Boston, interviews Nex, a teen up for adoption, in the Danforth Art Museum’s gallery featuring Brackett’s New Waters solo show. Nex was inspired by the painting Temple Thieves, and drew his own composition which he shares at the end of the feature.
"Matt Brackett’s work is a striking combination of the real and surreal. Drawing from landscape traditions throughout art history, his paintings are masterful compositions of form and light, threading personal and family narratives to create a realistic, yet alternate reality."
