The print works included in this set are from parent, Matt Barteluce's High Strangeness series. This body of work consists of a series of prints, paintings and ceramics that are playful explorations of all things paranormal and unexplainable. Barteluce finds inspiration in far-fetched theories and illustrates them through a variety of mediums including 2-color silkscreens, woodblock prints and etchings. From UFOs and Bigfoot to theories such as hollow earth, this body of work invites viewers to let go a little and embrace the weirder, more mysterious side of the world we live in. He has taken much of his inspiration from the artist Albertus Seba and his book the Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Like Seba, Barteluce is documenting these modern day mysteries and like all things preternatural, he's hidden clues and deeper mysteries within each print.
Matt Barteluce is a New Jersey native and amateur ufologist. He is an artist, educator, illustrator and graphic designer who received his BFA in 2003 from Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA in 2010 at the School of Visual Arts. Until 2014 he worked as an art director for Young & Rubicam Group, a worldwide advertising agency. During that time he co-founded 'Carrier Pigeon', a quarterly fine art and literature magazine with a group of peers. He is currently director of Guttenberg Arts, a 501c3 non profit arts organization. As Guttenberg Arts director he acts as an advocate for artists helping them achieve their fullest potential.
Collection Includes:
Reptilian I & II, etchings
UFOs I, II, III, linocuts
Dinosaurs, linocut
Ufology, screenprint
Hollow Earth, screenprint
E.B.E., screenprint
Woo Woo, screenprint