BIOGRAPHY
Dion Matta, first generation of Italien decent, was born in 1969, in Montréal, Canada.
He currently lives in Sainte-Julie, and works in the financial services industry.
Influences
Inspired by Jackson Pollock's paintings in 2002,
Dion Matta takes up a leasurely interest in learning classical principles
and techniques of oil painting, under
the guidance of two community painters - Anne Drouin and André Van
Melle.
Matta develops a style that is similar to impressionnist painters of the 19th century: rich colors, texture and movement, using brush/spatula strokes.
He admires impressionnist and expressionnist artists, namely Corot, Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet and Van Gogh, and relates to Canadian and Québec painters, like Stanley Cosgrove, Rousseau and Jean-Paul Riopelle.
Favorite
subjects
A common theme that can be seen in his paintings is the depiction of
either rock surfaces or water subjects.
Dion Matta shows both of these elements that are existing all around us - a road, an ocean, a building.
Calm or moving, water is presented in various tones of blue. His interpretation of beauty is depicted in natural landscape scenaries around the world, often of Italy and France.
Vision
Matta's
vision is to show his audience that painting is a form of communication
which relates people to places, at specific times.
As a hobby, Dion Matta is continuously refining his art through reading on techniques, painters and trends.
Expositions
2005-2010
- Sainte-Julie Library (October 29 to November 25, 2010)
- Festiv'art de Frelighsburg (2008-2010)
- Festival des Arts Visuels de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (2010)
- Symposium du Campanile, Sainte-Foy (2010)
- Rêves d'automne, National Painting Contest Exposition (2009)
- Expo-concours d’automne de l’Association des artistes-peintres affiliés de la Rive Sud (2005-2006-2007-2008)
- Exposition Arts & Reflets de Château Richer, Québec (2007-2008)
- Symposium de Rosemère (2008)
- Rêves d’automne, Art figuratif dans la rue (2007)
- Symposium Couleurs urbaines de Granby (2007)
- Mountain
Lake PBS Arts Auction Plattsburgh, New York (2006-2007-2008)
- Musée Stewart, Montréal et Centre culturel des arts de Plattsburgh (2007)
- Musée McCord, Montréal et Centre culturel des arts de Plattsburgh (2006-2008)
- Art & Passion Painting Symposium Sainte-Julie (2005-2006)
- Culture Days, Share your hobbies, Sainte-Julie (2005)
- Mascouche Painting Festival (2005)
- Expo-contest L’art pour tous–Tous pour l’art of Musée d’art du Mont-Saint-Hilaire (2005)
Prize
and recognitions
2005-2009
Jury's Selection (finalist) of Rêves d'automne's National Painting Contest (2009)
Jury's Selection of Moutain Lake PBS 2006 Art Auction, USA (2006-2007)
Jury's Honour Mention at the Expo-contest - A.A.P.A.R.S. (2005)
In
the news...
2005-2009
Journal La Relève
2 août 2007, «Deux premières…»
30 octobre 2005, «Les gagnants de l'Expo-concours...»
L’Information de Sainte-Julie
28 août 2009, «Un rêve se réalise pour Dion Matta»
3 août 2007, «Deux premières…»
10 mars 2007, « Après La Perle…»
5 mai 2006, «Vif succès pour Dion Matta à l’Encan
d’art…»
12 mars 2006, «Dion Matta sélectionné…»
30 octobre 2005, «Les gagnants de l’Expo-concours…»
24
septembre 2005 «Les journées de la culture à Sainte-Julie»
25 juin 2005 «Un financier de Sainte-Julie se découvre…»
Babill’AAPARS
Septembre 2009, «Un rêve se réalise pour Dion Matta»
Mai 2007, «Après la perle…»
Mai 2006, «Vif succès pour Dion…»
30
octobre 2005 «Les gagnants de l’Expo-concours…»
Art Donation
• Auction
for the Fondation de la sclérodermie, Québec (2007)
• Auction for the Association du Québec pour enfants avec
problèmes auditifs, section Québec métro –
Chaudière-Appalaches (2007)
