Matthew Gillett has had a cracking couple of years. In 2010 he enjoyed a packed house at his Mart Gallery exhibition ‘Peace Inside Anxiety’, graced the cover of SMH’s Extra Magazine, collaborated on a project with sunglasses brand Carve and next month he heads off to South Africa for the launch of a signature series t-shirt range with Billabong. In between all of this Matt has just returned from a 10-month stint in Indonesia to work on his next project.

Since landing back on Aussie shores in November 2011, Matt has hit the ground running and has been busy collaborating the works he completed during his overseas stint for his upcoming show, ‘MY ART KILLS MONSTERS’. Check out what it’s all about here.

“Matty G” lives life as he paints. At times gritty and haphazard, at times elegant and graceful, Matt will employ his own independently crafted techniques and spontaneous aesthetics to create something unexpected and always engaging. “After only being back 8 weeks it was unreal to get the opportunity to be involved in the EMI Art Project, a great opportunity to get your art out there for people to see. I have chosen two of my works painted over the last 18 months one finished only a few weeks ago! Enjoy!,” Matt says.

The two paintings Matty has chosen for our latest EMI Art Project window install is ‘DISCONCERTING BI-PRODUCT’ , which Matty explains is for all of us to think about how our social interactions impact other people’s lives.

The other he calls ‘THE WEIGHT OF ACQUAINTANCES’ which explores thoughts of all the people that come in and out of our lives – some for seconds some for days some forever!

For more on Matty G’s work, visit his website http:/matthewgillett.com