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Matt Abraxas, 1974 | Figurative painter

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- "Being an artist of any medium usually goes hand-in-hand with being a frequent ponderer.
It’s this reverie of deep questions and contrarian considerations that often leads one to pursuing art.
Maybe it’s because art allows for nebulous thoughts to take satisfactory form rather than burn and rot the soul" - Matt Abraxas.



Matt Abraxas is an internationally recognized fine artist whose work is collected throughout the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.
Studied "Restructured Realism" under Ted Seth Jacobs in France and the Abstraction Method under Jeffrey Watts in California.
These two approaches of education continue to influence Matt’s painting and his appreciation for an academic study of art.


Matt Abraxas has work in private collections in the U.S., Europe and the middle East.
He has illustrated four children’s books for Simonetta Carr‘s series and is currently working on more.


Filmmaking

Matt makes commercials and short-form documentaries for a living through his company New Focus Films.
He’s the creator of the short-lived YouTube series, A Rising Tide.


He made a music video for the title track of reggae artist, Mishka’s album Roots Fidelity.
Matt is the host of Colorado’s Fimmaking Incubator.


Matt Abraxas currently lives in Colorado with his wife, Rebecca Abraxas, and their two sons, Zorba and Rainer.











"- "Essere un artista, indipendentemente dal mezzo espressivo, di solito va di pari passo con l'essere un amante della riflessione.
È questa fantasticheria fatta di domande profonde e considerazioni contrastanti che spesso porta a dedicarsi all'arte.
Forse perché l'arte permette ai pensieri nebulosi di prendere forma in modo soddisfacente, anziché bruciare e marcire l'anima" - Matt Abraxas.


Matt Abraxas ha studiato con il rinomato Ted Seth Jacobs nella regione francese dell'Angiò, e poi con Jeffrey Watts presso il Watts Atelier in California.
Questi due approcci educativi continuano a influenzare la pittura di Matt ed il suo interesse per lo studio accademico dell'arte.


Le opere di Matt Abraxas si trovano in collezioni private negli Stati Uniti, in Europa ed in Medio Oriente.
Ha illustrato quattro libri per bambini per la collana di Simonetta Carr e attualmente sta lavorando ad altri.