untitled
2011_10_17
graphite on paper
11” x 14” (27.9 x 35.6)cm
Matt Niebuhr
www.mattniebuhr.com
UPDATE: this and other works available here - Thanks!
Sections: Natural Forms (we might say…)
“We might say that there are two sections through the substance of the world: the longitudinal section of painting and the cross-section of certain pieces of graphic art. The longitudinal section seems representational; it somehow contains the objects. The cross-section seems symbolic; it contains signs. Or is it only when we read that we place the page horizontally before us? And is there such a thing as an original vertical position for writing – say, for engraving in stone? ”
Walter Benjamin (c. 1920) p. 8 – notes from Marus Bullock and Michael W. Jennings (eds.) Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Vol. 1, 1913-1926, Harvard, MA, 1996.
untitled, (horizontal bands #2 with cube)
2011_05_10
graphite on gesso on wood
24” x 24” (60.96 x 60.96)cm
Matt Niebuhr
Part of a new series I’m interested in pursuing…


