MATTHEW WEIMER
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When did you start making art? Tell us a little about your background.
That question is always a weird one, doesn’t everyone start being artistic as a child. Then it either improves and they continue to build off of it or the majority it shrivels ups and dies. Artistic expression is the basic fundamental trait that all human beings have to communicate. With that said I really started making art seriously 2017-2018. You got to have some mystery in your life to shock people when you are gone. If people know everything about you what is the fun in that.
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What are the themes that you explore within your work?
I would refer to my artist’s statement. The simple straight forward answer is sensuality.
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Tell us about your art making process.
My surface is my sketchbook where I work things out and see them at the physical scale that they will ultimately be. I generally work from photo references that I find in different areas.
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What do you think it means to be an artist today that identifies with the vast LGBTQIA community?
As someone who it is part of the community in this modern age, it has lead to art being freely open to many different facets that would not have been possible if not for artists pushing the envelope 100 years ago.
How can we see more of your work? Instagram? Facebook? Website? Upcoming gallery shows?
You can check me out on my Instagram @matthew.weimer.art. I also have an Inprnt account where I am selling prints. As of right now, I don’t have any definite shows where my work will be on view.