Mary
Mattingly
Media:
Mixed Media, Drawing
Studio Location:
43-01 22nd street, LIC
Room/Studio#
222
Website:
Artist Bio:
After a long career in advertising, Mary Mattingly began making art full time in 2009. Her work draws on the nostalgia and whimsy of Americana, her personal history and our collective past. Mattingly combines memories, iconic imagery and symbolism to create a diverse body of work. She explores her ideas through a variety of media including sculpture, jewelry, drawing, painting and mixed media works on paper.
Mattingly’s work is featured in several permanent collections. She has shown extensively throughout the United States including at the National Academy Museum in New York, Norton Museum, Florida and at SOFA in Chicago. Mattingly lives and works in New York.
Artist Statement:
Throughout my career, collage has been a consistent influence. As a Mixed Media artist, I explore ideas using collage through a variety of media including sculpture, drawings, collage. paintings, jewelry, and my most recent work shows my love of Graffiti which I photograph from all over the world and print on aluminum. In these large-scale metal pieces, I abstract and augment photographs of found graffiti while preserving the gesture and spirit. Adding laser cutting that’s enhanced by neon or LED lighting. The layering of print elements, mixing of media and surface allows the graffiti to function as a sort of extended collage.
