| Matthew Kandegas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1960 (age 51) White Center, United States |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Field | Conceptual art, installation art, Postminimalist |
| Training | Atelier of Sharon Munger, Atelier of Norman Lundin |
| Movement | Postminimalist |
| Works | Trombones Rouge, Figures of Stadium Rock |
| Patrons | Form/Space Atelier |
| Awards | Form/Space Atelier Artist Residency |
Postminimalist Artist Matthew Kingston Kandegas was born December 29, 1960 in a poor section of south Seattle called White Center. Kandegas is a native speaker of Suomi. He formally trained with Seattle art instructors Norman Lundin and Sharon Munger. Kandegas' work reflects the Postminimalist echo of simpler times when the hand was used to create things, such as works on paper, and how the obsolescence of paper (and the paper-clip by extension) fulfills the ultimate Postminimalist destiny of complete separation of artist and artwork. He had his first exhibit of his work in November 2007 at Form/Space Atelier at the advanced age of 45 and is represented by Form/Space Atelier, Seattle. He has become known for his paintings of paperclips and association with Kyle MacDonald, a performative artist and author of One Red Paper Clip... a book detailing MacDonalds art performance wherein he traded 14 times from a paperclip to a house. Kandegas is in the private collections of MacDonald and Lindsay Daniel, and the public collections of the Low Income Housing Institute, Cascade People's Center and other charitable organizations. His next scheduled exhibit is February 2010 at Form/Space Atelier, Seattle.