Jeff Matsuno

Three Dimensional, Photorealist Wall Sculptures

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RESUME


Education

1985 Bachelor of Art Degree Art/Art History (with honors)
CSU Long Beach CA


Special Studies

1985 Guggenheim Studentship, Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, Italy
1984 Curatorial Internship, MOCA, Los Angeles CA
1983 Museum Studies Program, Univ. Art Museum, CSU Long Beach CA
1981-1982 CSU International Programs, Florence, Italy


Work Experience

2013-present Historic Preservation Commissioner, City of Redondo B. CA
2002-present Artist and Art Teacher, Redondo Beach CA
1997-2001 Artist, Venice, Italy
1998 Monastery of Romite Ambrosiane, Sculptures and Restoration, Italy
1995 M. Sheppard Design, Wood Working, Culver City CA
1996 Tom Farrage Architect, Wood Working, Culver City CA
1993-1994 Missionaries of Charity, Design and Construction, LA CA
1990-1993 Diocesi of Makeni, Design and Constr., Sierra Leone, Africa
1989 James Turrell Artist, Construction, Flagstaff, AZ
1988 Panza Collection, Archive Organization, Milan, Italy
1987 Dennis Choate Sailboats, Construction, Long Beach CA
1983 Malinda Wyatt Gallery, Gallery Preparation, Venice CA


Personal Exhibitions

2014 AIA The American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles CA
2013-2014 Ghosts of Hollywood, Hollywood Heritage Museum, LA CA
2011 Walls, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland OR
2011 Liminal Examinations, PZask Gallery, Palos Verdes CA
2010 Downtown LA, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot, Santa Monica CA
2008 New Works, Invitation Solo Exhibition, JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2005 Venetian Visions, Inv. Solo Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2003 Walls of Venice, JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2003 Walls, Palos Verdes Art Center CA, curated by Scott Canty
1999-2001 Walls of Venice, Il Prato Gallery, Venice, Italy
1998 Walls of Venice, San Pantalon Gallery, Venice, Italy
1997 Walls of Venice, Scoletta dei Calegheri, Venice, Italy
1996 Venetian Facades, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA
1988 Ad Interiora Deserti, San Fedele, Milan, Italy
1987 Ad Interiora Deserti, Franklin Furnace, New York NY
1987 Cappella I II III, LA Municipal Art Gallery CA
1986 Lectio Divina, LA Insitute of Contemporary Art CA


Group Exhibitions

2013 Group Show, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland OR
2012 SBF, Torrance Art Museum CA
2012 Summer Group Show, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2012 Group Show, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland OR
2012 Small Works, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot St, Santa Monica CA
2011 SBF, Torrance Art Museum CA
2011 Unity, Peggy Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes CA
2010 SBF, Torrance Art Museum CA
2009 Art of the Surf, Peggy Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes CA
2008 Group Show, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2008 Art of the Surf, Peggy Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes CA
2007 Group Show, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2007 Martini & Art, Oceans Studio, Redondo Beach CA
2006 Group Show, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2006 Group Show, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach CA
2005 Group Show, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2004 Group Show, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2003 LA Black & White, Inv. Group Exhib., JG Gallery, Santa Monica CA


Selected Collections

Giuseppe Panza, Panza Collection, Switzerland / Italy
John Davis, Ashland OR
Gabriella Cardazzo, Venice, Italy
Luigino Rossi, Venice, Italy / New York NY
Renata Scomparin, Padova, Italy
Catherine Feric, St. Bart
Kimberly and Richard Sisisky, Jacksonville FL
Tom and Mary Malone, Palos Verdes Estates CA
Sandi and Bob Cooper, Bel Air CA
Judd Hammack, Santa Monica CA


Commissions

Costa Atlantica, Costa Cruises, Italy
Kaneko Design, Venice CA
Ron and Robbie Schaffer, Northridge CA


Archives

Getty Museum, Inventory of Giuseppe Panza Papers, 1956-1990


Publications

Wall Sculptures, Los Angeles Magazine, December 2013
Hollywood Heritage Museum, Newsletter, Winter 2013
American Contemporary Art, April / May 2010
The Beach Reporter, Matsuno at PV Art Center by M. Hixon, 2003
ARTifacts, Walls of Venice, 2003
PV Peninsula News, Italian Reinassance by M. Hixon, 2003
The Aesthetic, Walls of Venice by G. frost, 2003


Artist Talk

Hollywood Heritage Museum, Los Angeles CA, May 2014
Jon Swihart's Potluck #104, Santa Monica CA, Sep 2012
Universal Language, P Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes, May 2011




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ARTIST'S STATEMENT


Genesis- "The wall is more beautiful..."

These works began while visiting the "Biennale" ( the biannual international art exhibit in Venice, Italy) with an architect friend. At one of the exhibits, located in a old, deconsecrated church, my friend commented, "I think the wall it's on is more beautiful than the artwork."

He was right. The wall held fantastic patterns of mold and mildew which seemed to emanate from behind the sculpture. I spent the rest of the day wandering Venice, searching for the abstract patterns of decay adorning the building of the ancient city. How could I capture that beauty artistically?

I began to experiment. I didn't want to do photography or traditional painting because they were both flat and even glossy, attributes antithetical to the textures I saw in the walls.

After a year or so of experimenting I moved back to Venice...


The Stroll and The Hunt

My paintings begin with a stroll around Venice. This is always very enjoyable. Venetians say Americans walk in fifth gear. From them I had to learn how to walk in first gear. At first it's almost uncomfortably slow. It's not about getting anywhere, it's about being where you are, enjoying both the conversation (if strolling in company) and the view.

Once I started working on the paintings my strolls became hunts. I was hunting for those passages in the walls that held visual interest- either textural, tonal or archaeological.

Once back in the studio the hunt continues, searching for compositional harmony, a frame within the frame of the printed photo.

Then comes the construction...


Craftsmanship

In high school I made (and still make) surfboards. In college I worked for a boatbuilder, lofting sailboat hulls and shaping rudders and keel plugs. After college I worked in many facets of construction- residential remodelling, furniture design and fabrication, even hand carving wood. I used to joke, "I was born to sand."

At the time my various occupations seemed a bit random but they all came together when I started making these paintings.

My paintings are very labor intensive and time consuming. I see no way around that. I believe craftsmanship will outlast trends and styles of art. It is a quality that resonates across centuries and diverse cultures. I hope it is evident in my art.

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