Friday, November 01, 2002

Photography accepted for inclusion in the Atkinson Gallery's Small Images show.


Kiva, Adobe, Kachinas - 1/100 - Cibachrome prints by Thomas Mattson - 1998

Santa Barbara, CA.
Over 600 artworks were submitted for consideration in the show at SBCC, only 40 finalists were choosen. " I was suprised and very happy to have made the cut and get in the show. The small images show has always been one of my favorites. This was a nice boost to get me back into doing personal work." said Thomas. He later found out that he was the only artist that had all 3 submissions accepted.

Small Images reviewed in the Santa Barbara Independent 10.10.02
"...the annual Small Images exhibition at SBCC really is one of the bigger deals in the history of Santa Barbara's art scene. For decades it has arrived like clockwork, always bringing out a varied and generally strong assortment of art and artists, familiar and otherwise.
...Tom Mattson's raw cibachromes of a no-mans landscape evoke environmental fragility."

Small Images at SBCC ran 9.27.02 through 10.25.02. Kiva, Adobe, Kachinas were awarded Honorable Mention.

Kiva, Adobe, Kachinas are part of a series shot in the Winter of 1998 on the Navajo and Hopi Indian Nations, located in Northeastern Arizona and New Mexico. The series explores the contrast between the romanticized images typically produced in the Western art genre and the current environment. Please contact: Thomas for more information or pricing.

New personal artwork based on 'walks'.



"Riviera Walk 01" - 1/100 - Digital Collage by Thomas Mattson - 10.13.02

Based on various walks and hikes, this series will focus on combining digital images shot during the walk or trip. The collected images will then be combined and altered, creating a overall impression or feeling of that place and moment in time. The prints are available in a variety of sizes and are digitally printed with archival inks in limited series of 100 prints. Please contact: Thomas for more information or pricing.