MATTHEW LANDKAMMER

Matthew Landkammer's contemplative and subtle work is presented in a range of sizes in acrylic, on panel or canvas. The artist commented: "These works require both time and patience. As with my past work, the horizontal banding is meant to create a restful visual field. The slight inconsistencies that betray my hand and the lack of sharp contrast allow the eye to wander across the surface of the painting, never finding purchase. The kernel of reference is to the landscape of the Great Plains where I was raised; however, the resulting composition has become a device in its own right — a simulacrum of the horizon that is meant to evoke the sensation of openness, without direct allusion.

"These works are not minimal. They have more in common with John Cage's 4'33" than they do with Donald Judd." -Matthew Landkammer

• Recent Exhibitions: Holding On To Nothing, March 2008; Chromophile, August 2005; Strata (group show), January 2004