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Fading Architectural Artwork

These Matt Bahen 'After The Wolves' Oil Paintings are Sombre

— March 17, 2012 — Art & Design
Toronto-based artist Matt Bahen recently created a series of oil paintings depicting the sombre, fading beauty of decay. The works are currently on exhibition at the LE Gallery in Toronto under the title ‘After the Wolves.’

Matt Bahen uses the medium of oil painting to great effect; he creates a palpable sense of texture which is often absent from digital renderings, water-colors or even pencil and charcoal drawings. This gives the viewer a visceral sense of being there, of having some personal connection with the scenes Matt Bahen depicts.

All of the paintings in the series convey forlorn scenes, forgotten by the world and left to wither against the sands of time. In a few paintings, Matt Bahen portrays once proud cathedrals fading into the past as surely and easily as wisps of smoke into the air. In others he depicts only a field, the absence of things that once were.
Trend Themes
1. Decaying Beauty - Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in exploring unconventional materials and techniques to capture the fading beauty of decay in various art forms.
2. Textured Realism - By leveraging advancements in digital rendering technologies, disruptive innovation opportunities arise to create highly detailed and textured artwork that evokes a visceral connection with viewers.
3. Forgotten Landscapes - There are disruptive innovation opportunities in using different mediums and artistic styles to depict forgotten landscapes and relics of the past, bringing them back into focus for contemporary audiences.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Art - Disruptive innovation opportunities exist in leveraging new technologies and materials to push the boundaries of traditional fine art techniques and create immersive experiences for art enthusiasts.
2. Digital Art - Exploring innovative digital techniques and tools can lead to disruptive innovations in the creation of highly detailed and textured digital artwork that resonates with viewers.
3. Heritage Conservation - By incorporating artistic techniques and mediums, disruptive innovation opportunities arise to visually document and recontextualize forgotten landscapes and architectural relics for heritage conservation efforts.
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