In honor of Veteran’s Day, I’m promoting my very favorite artist—my boyfriend, Matt Wester! After September 11, Matt joined the National Guard, and he ended up serving a year in Iraq in 2005 as a photojournalist. He documented missions, both military and humanitarian, and his photographs are truly amazing. They are inspiring, distressing, hopeful, informative, both beautiful and dreadful in a way that only war photos can be.
When he returned to the US, Matt began transforming some of the most evocative images from his time in Iraq into bright, dramatic acrylic paintings. He had his debut show in May, much of which can be seen in the KLRU Docubloggers video below, which profiles the studio where Matt paints, Pump Project Art Complex.
When he returned to the US, Matt began transforming some of the most evocative images from his time in Iraq into bright, dramatic acrylic paintings. He had his debut show in May, much of which can be seen in the KLRU Docubloggers video below, which profiles the studio where Matt paints, Pump Project Art Complex.
Thank you to all the brave men and women in the military who have served and are serving our country!
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Thanks, Matt!! I appreciate your service and your art.
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