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Krzysztof Mathews
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December 5, 2009 to December 6, 2009
For the 19th consecutive year, the Courthouse Center for the Arts will hold its annual show and sale of the finest work by area artisans. Outstanding work by over thirty artists from Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York will be f...
on Thursday
Hey there, Things are good there. Definitely let me know what's coming up, and I can see at the time if there is any potential difficulty.
November 25
Love this piece. The effect on the metal parts really works for me.
November 24
I very much like the sense of captured motion in this piece.
November 22
Nice work. There is a good sense of the different materials here.
November 22
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November 17
Nice work. How large is this piece?
October 18

Profile Information

I live in:
Kent County
Medium
Found Object Assemblage and Virtual Art
About Me:
Master of Fine Arts
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
Website:
http://www.firstgearterritories.com
Over the past eight years I have been developing
the study of the Endomeq, a biomechanical species
with a distinctive culture. Through my sculpture, prints,
and stories, I hope to convey a sense of their history,
biology, personality and mythology.

These characters begin as sculptures made from
found materials. Once built, they are then recreated
in a 3D computer environment as fully realized virtual
models that can be textured, posed, and animated to
create stories and still images.

Through my prints, I have worked to create a series of portraits that evoke the rich and dynamic character of the many heroes, villains, and supporting characters that make
up the mythology of First Gear: Territories ®.

A full description of my working process can be found at :

http://www.firstgearterritories.net/HTML/Source_Code/INDEX.htm


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South County Art Association Annual Members Show

This year, my father and I both have work in the show. I am proud to report that my father earned the show award for sculpture.



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Posted on August 10, 2009 at 3:30pm —

Krzysztof Mathews

A new Web site - Access to Art

Hey there,

I am proud to share a new site for the South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Access to Art program.

Please feel free to visit and check out our events, classes, and opportunities.

http://www.firstgearterritories.net/ATA_Site/HTML

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:50am —

Krzysztof Mathews

Mobile Cruise Missile Launcher is now complete

This critter took quite a while to build..and to model.

Here it is as both a sculpture and as a CAD model. The sculpture has moving wheels and a launch rail that elevates with simulated hydraulics.

Enjoy!




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Posted on March 2, 2009 at 3:32pm —

Krzysztof Mathews

A new piece emerges- Dual Long Range Missile Emplacement

Just got this piece ready for CAD modeling. Stay tuned for further developments.


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Posted on March 1, 2009 at 11:40am —

Krzysztof Mathews

"Separated at Birth"- the saga continues

Behold... the Mobile Dual Missile Launcher, completed as both a physical model, and as a virtual model.


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Posted on January 6, 2009 at 7:49pm —

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At 7:49pm on November 17, 2009, Evan said…
Hey Kryzsztof!

Looks like you're doing a great job of running this network -- a bunch of new people just joined! You should join http://creators.ning.com, which is the Ning Network for people who run and create Ning Networks. It's a really good resource.
- Evan
At 4:56pm on September 27, 2009, Anita Trezvant said…
Thanks,
Jp invited me to this; I'm glad he did.
At 3:10pm on September 8, 2009, Evan said…
Hey Krzsztof!

Ken told me that you're running the network these days. I just wanted to say that if you need any help, I work for Ning and would be happy to assist you with anything. Just let me know!
At 12:28am on September 5, 2009, John-paul Fernandes said…
Krzysztof-I like those too. I have worked in styrofoam sculpting and then covering them with laytex paint in the 70s. It is a bit messy but is is so easy to carve. I would like to do it again but the time is not always cooperative. Nice Work
At 10:19am on August 24, 2009, Karen Marsteller Nash said…
Thanx! It looks like fun!
At 12:27am on May 24, 2008, Bob Eggleton said…
Krzysztof-I really love these sculptures. They have their own personality, and it's amazing to see. I'm a big fan of miniature work in films and whatnot. In 2004, I got to visit Weta Workshop in New Zealand-got an "invite" from Richard Taylor-and they showed me some really amazing stuff. Everything is done with this carved styrene foam-some are quite large. It's shaped, chopped, glued and then, covered in polystone and carved, and painted. It's how many of the miniatures for LORD OF THE RINGS and KING KONG(2005) were done. Miniatures are still made for movies but now, combined with digital work to matte them in and put figures onto them.

There's something about holding a model in your hand that's itself, very gratifying. I have so many unbuilt kits it's kind of scary. I want to get back into 3-D as well, I like doing it when, I am doing it!
At 9:45pm on May 16, 2008, David Fleurant said…
Thanks for the welcome.
Got an invite to this site from someone, I don't know who. It's a well put together place on the web, and I can't get over the over all quality of the art here.
My Home and studio is on Love Lane on the East G. side of Warwick...David
At 2:34pm on May 9, 2008, Krzysztof Mathews said…
Absolutely. I think you've hit it right on the head there.

One of the real values is that this space far better works with the basic fact that many of us have various challenges of time constraints in the physical world, and thus it means that we do not need to travel on a particular day or evening in order to be in touch with others. That is very significant.

I also think that a real virtue of this space is that it allows one to get a sample of others work at a moment's notice. While this certainly does not replace seeing the work in the real world, it means that people no longer have to say "My work? Well, it was on display at the _______ gallery two months ago...In Fall River, in a large group show...But I don't have anything currently up..."

I am definitely excited by the possibilities of this space.

It's good to hear from you!
At 1:50pm on May 9, 2008, Jonathan McPhillips said…
Krzystof,
Is it me or has this site in one week captured an important facet of modern artists' lifestyles that ALRI hasn't picked up on in 5 years? Not denegrating ALRI at all, as this site does not seem to host "real" exhibition possibilities itself (yet anyway). But boy;

no dues (maybe they are coming, I have no idea how this is financed)

interaction and networking

like a 24/7 newsletter

control your own info (no webmaster to send to)

just as examples.

It just seems like the traditional "art association" concept may have been snuck up on by time. we still need buildings and space to show our ACTUAL work, but all the peripherals have gone virtual, and are much better for it, IMO. Hopefully ALRI could utilize a networking system like this, but then again, maybe its too late? Please don't see me as a backseat driver now that I have been off of the board for a while, but I can tell that you see the excitement in a virtual place like this too.
Hope all is well with you and yours,
Jon
 
 

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