Memory.
Longing.
Reinvention.
What if the buildings we remember are really portraits of ourselves?
Distorting ingrained, iconic forms, these paintings explore the shifting relationship between the places we inhabit and the lives we imagine beyond them. Sitting between material reality and emotional isolation, these works invite consideration of the quiet and unstable equilibrium where solitude, inheritance, and hope coexist.
Suspended within complex constructions and lay lines, some are stilted on fragile legs, others tethered above their foundation, while others still appear to be hanging from the sky itself. These structures have evolved from places of shelter into reflections on belonging.
Even long after we have moved on, physically and emotionally, we remain what we inhabit.
First Light, 14" x 17"
For a silver dollar, 12" x 10"
What lies beneath, 36" x 28"
Love is a Ladder, 36" x 24"
The Ravens, 12" x 10"
Cut the tangled strings, 30" x 24"
Yellow Barn, 36" x 28"
Kinfolk, 30" x 24"
Matthew Holloway is a Seattle-based artist whose paintings transform familiar forms into contemplative meditations on love, family, memory, belonging, aspiration, reinvention, and the human experience. He studied painting at The Ohio State University and established his Bay Area studio in 1992, exhibiting across the region for fifteen years and building a collector base that spans the country and abroad. Since relocating to Seattle in 2014, he has continued to exhibit and sell work to private collectors.