Projects & Collections — MATTHEW WOODS ART

FAMILIARS

A solo show of 32 new works. Animal illustrations with a common thread. Currently on view at:

Pisticci

125 LaSalle Street

New York, NY 10027

This collection didn’t start out as a predetermined list of animals. As I picked up each piece of paper, I decided which animal would inhabit it. Each drawing influenced the next until a natural theme began to show itself. I work with subjects that are familiar to me, rather than exotic. Familiarity is, and always has been, comforting. It rarely leaves you questioning, like so many abstract pieces, and delivers a feeling that is not only direct, but also easily shared.

Although it didn't start out that way, FAMILIARS ended up being an exercise in introspection. These 32 pieces are facets of myself - they are witchy, sentimental, wild, and personal. Each piece exists as part of a totem, containing something uniquely individual and simultaneously universal. I hope you see yourself in these as much as I see myself.

Wolf Pack

Ink on paper. 13 x 15 inches.

Mouse + Candy Corn

Ink on paper. 3.5 x 5 inches.

Raccoon

Ink on paper. 11 x 14 inches.

Horned Owl

Ink on paper. 10 x 13 inches.

Mouse + Flower

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Goat

Ink on Paper. 10 x 13 inches.

Fox Leap

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Deer + Butterfly

Ink on paper. 10 x 13 inches.

Spider

Ink on paper. 10 x 12 inches.

Beetle

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Black Bat

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Fox Nap

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Rabbit

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Bumblebee

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Crow

Ink on paper. 6 x 8 inches.

Moths

Ink on paper. 10 x 12 inches.

Hummingbird

Ink on paper. 7 x 9 inches.

Tortiose

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Mouse + Edge

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Ladybug

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Bat + Trees

Ink on Paper. 7 x 12 inches.

Chipmunk

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Cricket

Ink on paper. 3.5 x 5 inches.

Red Squirrel

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Snowy Owl

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Toad

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Three Mice

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Butterfly

Ink on paper. 5 x 5 inches.

Rabbit + Flower

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Dragonfly

Ink on paper. 5 x 7 inches.

Cardinals

Ink on paper. 8 x 10 inches.

Mouse + Crevice

Ink on paper. 4.5 x 4.5 inches.

Grim Love

A collaboration between Tyler Dunning and Matthew Woods:

"GRIM LOVE & ten other tales of the fairy, folklore, and fable variety," is a multi-media zine of flash fiction, macabre illustrations, and audio recordings.

The content touches on issues of love, loss, and sexuality, all while giving a playful twist on some of our best-known folklore. This is a look into Humpty Dumpty’s heartache, Snow White’s dreams, a love affair with the Grim Reaper, and many other reality-bending rarities.

To hear the audio versions visit: grim-love.bandcamp.com

To purchase the complete zine or prints visit the shop.