NPLC welcomes its newest Trustee Matthew Gosser. Matt is a Newark-based artist with professional degrees in both architecture and infrastructure planning. For the past five years he has been an adjunct instructor at New Jersey’s School of Architecture which has allowed him time to pursue artistic endeavors such as black and white photography and outdoor sculpture. Over the past several years his artwork has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibits in New Jersey and Florida, as well as in private collections here and abroad...
His black and white photographs have primarily been an exercise in finding beauty in subject matter not conventionally thought of as beautiful. Abandoned buildings and uprooted forests have consequently yielded abstract compositions of rich texture, dramatic lighting and geometric complexity. The best example of this can be found in a series of photographs taken at ground zero two nights after September 11, 2001.
Matt refers to his current stream of work as “Ar+chaeology.” Which refers to an art movement concerned with the exploration of abandoned, historically significant buildings and the transformation of found artifacts into artwork that speaks somehow of the places they were found. Previous Ar+chaeology exhibitions have promoted a greater appreciation of sites such as the Pabst Brewery, the old Essex County Jail, the Mulberry Street Firehouse, the Westinghouse Factory, and most recently the Krueger-Scott Mansion.
With a wealth of experience, publications, and exhibits to his credit NPLC is pleased to welcome Matt to the board. His position was affirmed at our 36th Annual Meeting at St. Lucy's RC Church this past February. Matt will also be assisting Rosalind Nichol with marketing on the Communications Committee. Which is one of our major focuses this year. To keep the membership informed about the activities and events we are pursuing on an ongoing bases to help preserve what remains of the rich and diverse history of Newark.
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