Tectonic Heat, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins

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Tectonic Heat is built through a slow process of layering and revision over the course of several months. The surface … Read more Tectonic Heat is built through a slow process of layering and revision over the course of several months. The surface developed through repeated applications of paint, removal, and reworking, allowing earlier decisions to remain visible beneath later ones.

At the final stage, paint was poured across the surface, introducing gravity and chance into an otherwise deliberate process. That moment brought the accumulated layers into contact with one another, compressing color and material into a single field.

The work reflects sustained attention to weight, buildup, and time. Rather than resolving toward a fixed image, the painting holds the record of its making and the forces that shaped it.

Matt Higgins b. 1987 is both an artist and an art professor based in Philadelphia, PA. He engages in a consistent studio practice, with a primary focus on painting across various bodies of work. He received his BFA from West Chester University in 2011 and his MFA from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2017. As well as maintaining a regular studio practice, he is a professor of art and design. His art is included in numerous private collections and has been featured in a diverse range of interior design projects, spanning residential properties, corporations, and hotels. Both his home and studio are located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, where he lives with his growing family. See less