Saint Paul, MN
Matthew J Bindert
Fragmented
Woodcut, screenprint, and acrylic collage on recycled Tyvek and wood panel
36 x 24 x 2 in.
2023
I create large-scale mixed media individual works and installations utilizing woodblock printing, serigraphy, collage, and painting on both traditional and upcycled materials. The process typically begins with hand carving woodblocks as large as four by eight feet in scale, using imagery pulled from a variety of personal and historical sources – the iconography of the Roman Empire, camouflage, textile patterns, logos, DNA charting, empirical symbols and military graphics. The work represents the complex social, religious, economic, health, environmental, and political interdependence of the contemporary world. “