Matthew Kolodziej: Dissolved Presences May 10 - June 12, 2001 Curated by Michelle Fiorenza In my work, I use images of places that have a quality of transition from one state to another. These may be ruins, foundations, gardens, or demolition sites. On the one hand, these have a romantic air to them and on the other a practical physical side. I project slides of these places onto canvas and use the pictures as a guide or map. The process is one of adding and editing fragments and structures into a collection of pieces. The paintings reflect a sense of shifting scales, times, surfaces, images, and movement. If these are abstract paintings they are ones that drift between reference and sensation. This deciphering of a sense of place is a metaphor for the connection to self. There is at once order in chaos and a momentary leap of faith in one's instincts. Go to the Dean's Gallery home page