"Terra-Forming" Art Exhibition

Wilton Library is pleased to present Terra-Forming, a solo exhibition by Wilton resident and England native Mathew Tucker, on view from January 5 through January 30. Tucker’s paintings reimagine landscapes not as direct depictions of nature, but as reflections on our relationship with the natural world. In this body of work, Tucker constructs imagined landscapes that explore the “otherness” of nature and the gap between external reality and internal experience. Using windows, portals, and rectangular framing devices, he interrupts traditional pictorial space, inviting viewers to see the landscape as something both familiar and unreachable.

Mathew Tucker was born in Hertfordshire, outside London. He was brought up and educated in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, St. Lucia and England with his family following his father’s career in telecommunications. He studied Art and Design at West Surrey College of Art and later at LCP (London Institute). Mathew lived and worked in London for 10 years before moving to Ireland in 2006 to study for a BA (Honours) degree in Fine Art at The Atlantic Technological University in Sligo.  In 2014 he moved to New York City to study for a Masters in Fine Arts at Hunter College specializing in painting, graduating in May 2016. Mathew’s paintings have been shown at numerous galleries, art spaces and exhibitions worldwide and published in a number of international art magazines and online publications.  His work is in public and private collections in the US, the UK, and around the world. Five years ago, after a spell living and working from his studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Mathew moved to Wilton, Connecticut with his family where he continues his practice.

Opening Reception on Friday, January 9 is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Friday, January 30. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.