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American artist Matthew Dibble creates abstract and distorted figurative paintings and collages that express the relationship between inner and outer states of being. Matthew’s Abstract Expressionist approach and gestural mark making echoes the styles of Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. On a quest for sincerity, Matthew is fascinated with the nuances of modern and postmodern sensibilities. The energy that exudes from Matthew’s canvases is dynamic, direct and fearless; he creates art that is as powerful through its visual impact as it is through its sense of depth.

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Matthew’s style is unique in its extreme versatility. His signature gestural abstract paintings stand at odds with his figurative collages to form a portfolio of work that is captivating through its complexities. Matthew’s collection of monochrome paintings draw the viewer in through advancing and receding planes that construct the depth of each piece. Just as detailed and energetic as Matthew’s colourful works, these pieces engage with one another as they merge motifs, shapes and brushwork.

“Life has its many changes, as do the hands of the painter. 
The emotion in my work often comes from somewhere deep down,
and can speak to the inner part of each person,” 

Gregory Deane is a contemporary California artist specializing in expressionist painting. His body of work features fields of color and organic texture paired with free movement and dramatic gesture to express profound emotion on canvas. 

Gregory Deane’s abstraction integrates mixed media. “Including a photograph or words from a newspaper, bits of tissue paper or whatever might be at hand,” the artist reports, “I can evoke a grounding feeling of place and a sense of time, whether it’s an African jungle or a Chinese market.” 

Deane has been profoundly influenced by the masters of contemporary art, Franz Kline. Robert Rauschenberg and the color work of Paul Jenkins. “The poetry of life is my greatest influence, though,” Deane says, and you see it in the symphonic expression of his paintings.

Deane's work is in the collection of the Accademia delle Arti del Designo in Florence, Italy where he was the first American to have an exhibition in the museum's history. Accademia delle Arti del Designo was  founded by Michaelangelo, and is an important part of the world of influential art in Florence. Deane also has a painting in the permanent collection of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery and enjoys a long list of prominent collectors.