Matthew Blackburn
Matthew Blackburn is a 30 year old artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been working as a full time contemporary artist since 2020.
He is primarily a self taught artist, constantly challenging himself to recreate different materials and textures on a 2D surface, as well as capturing different scenes by playing with contrast, shadows and reflections. Majority of his works are presented in a still life format, however portraiture is his main passion.
His medium of choice is acrylic paint, over the years he has made himself familiar with this medium and used this fast drying paint to his advantage. His paintings consist of multiple layers with extreme detail and minimal brush marks, often ending up with a photo-like finish.
Blackburn gets a lot of inspiration from people around him, movies/series, and nature, with his current body of work created around diversity in South Africa.
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