PRESS
RELEASE: MATT
JACKSON does
the
MI GALLERY @ milgi ARTIST
RESIDENCE / SITE SPECIFIC / POSITIVE /
CREATIVE …Mi-Gallery launching its first Site
Specific artist in residency project at Milgi…
3rd
August 2008
Running
for 2 months. Our
first artist residency is upon us and let me tell you that we have a great project
in store. The gallery corridor at Milgi, usually jam packed with photographic
work will be transformed into an artist studio space. Yes that’s right, Matt
Jackson a Cardiff based illustrator is going to let rip on an 8 x 16 canvas
structure that will be erected right there, on show while you mingle at Milgi. In
conjunction with the ongoing EAT FOR ART foundation, set up to support local
artists of all dimension to do what they like doing best, this artist in
residency goes on step further and lets you peeps see how the magic is created. Spotted
first selling his stuff at the Northcote Lane Boutique Market, held at Milgi’s
on the first Sunday of every month, Matt Jackson creates caricature doodles
bursting with the colours of the rainbow that take on a “Graff” like style of
execution. Going by the name of “I eat childrens faces” the work can be
described as being “…dark absurdist, popart.”
which kind of sums up its rather appealing nature. Matt
sees his work as: “A
collection of cartoons and art work [ha, ha] that comes from somewhere dark
inside my brain, the part which I think is slowly decomposing and is almost
sure to leave me senile and dribbling on day.” Interesting to say the least! And what’s even more
interesting is we’ll all beable to see how Matt copes with the eyes of all us
lot, watching as we scoff and drink ourselves into a comfortable state. Perhaps
only then will it make sense? To
keep up to date then join the MILGI BAR KIDS facebook group for the latest
info. For
more info email:info@milgilounge.com www.myspace.com/northcotelanemarket www.myspace.com/ieatchildrensfaces 