ARTIST: Matt Stiger
TITLE: Untitled
MATERIALS: Neon, glass, wood
DIMENSIONS: Variable
DATE: 2004

STATEMENT
Art or craftsmanship? Duchamp declared that anything the artist produces is art. How anybody draws that line is not my business. I just make the stuff.

I create things that interest me. My pieces are usually not social, political or religious statements (At least, not that I am aware of!). I make things simply because I like to make them.

I am often inspired by things I see in nature; a coral reef, tropical flowers, complex molecules, even microbes. My hope is that anybody who sees my work will feel some of the wonder and appreciation I feel when I see those things.

Almost everything I create is interactive. What does that mean? Almost everything I make responds to touch! Touch the glass and see! Brightness increases. Colors change. Patterns, behaviors, and motions change. It's never the same reaction twice.

CONTACT
Matthew Stiger
Seattle, WA
mwstiger AT prodigy.net