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Matt HigginsParadise, Contemporary Text Painting2024
2024
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This painting is part of the Paradise body of work, a series that explores the layered and often contradictory meanings of the word itself. Boldly inscribed with the word “PARADISE,” the piece commands attention through its stark, expressive typography. The letters are rendered in thick, gestural strokes of white oil stick, standing in dramatic contrast against a dark, nearly black background.
Executed on a wood panel, the surface is visibly textured, with swirling, repetitive marks that reveal the physicality of the process. The paint has been built up over the course of many sessions, resulting in a layered, almost sculptural finish. This slow accumulation of material reflects a deep engagement with both medium and message, suggesting that the idea of paradise—however personal or cultural—is not simple or static.
The raw, unrefined style of the lettering, with its uneven edges and visible smears, introduces a sense of urgency or tension. Rather than presenting paradise as a polished ideal, the work hints at its imperfections, contradictions, and the labor involved in its pursuit or portrayal. In this context, “PARADISE” becomes a charged word—simultaneously evocative, elusive, and interrogative.
- Creator:Matt Higgins (1987, Irish, Polish)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1925216413122
Matt Higgins is an artist and art professor who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pa. He received his MFA from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and BFA from West Chester University. His work is included in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. His various bodies of work focus on themes of abstraction, the landscape and text based paintings. His work can be viewed as a constant progression, as well as a cycle from one body of work to the next. He often times returns to existing themes or motifs with a fresh outlook after departing for periods of time. Growth and learning is a significant part of the artists practice and this continued openness and exploration is what keeps his work fresh and original from one body of work to the next, never settling for predictability or the mundane.
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