Matt Steinke‘s second solo show at Northern-Southern, un•verb defies the illusion of still life. Robotic musical objects chant and chat with each other in an aspirational din.
Matt Steinke’s work is—in turns and all-at-once—music, robotics, sculpture, animation, instrument building, puppetry, and computer programing. Steinke gives objects voice and identity. Mechanical sound sculptures mimic the behaviors and personalities of animals, people, plants, and machines. The objects discourse, chant, and interact in group ruminations on consumerism, morality, transcendence, ecology, health, and neurodiversity.
Tyeschea West was one of the principle photographers of Where is Here, photographic portraits of the people of East Austin, ages 0-100.
For Drawing Conclusions, West expands her palette. Vivacious layers of painting and photography overlay on translucent sheets. Photo-like images defy photography, each angle of viewing reveals a new way to see a human face. The title of each piece is a statement made by the real or imagined subject.
“I have to remember, I’m more than enough, even if most of society has been brainwashed into believing differently”, composite image showing one angle of the original.“I have to remember, I’m more than enough, even if most of society has been brainwashed into believing differently”“Where there is peace, happiness always follows”
