Matt Teismann

Art is not simply a device to express emotions; emotions of artists are completely irrelevant. Neither is art a device designed to evoke an emotional response. Art is a combination of a physical object and man’s interaction with that object, which together evoke a conceptual response. By conceptual, I do not mean a concept or idea, rather a subconscious response that is beyond that perceived by our senses: it is the understanding of the human condition. Thus it is the aim of my art to initiate a conceptual response through the use of the primitive.

I began practicing art 5 years ago, with a drastic push towards the existential 3 years ago after moving to Dublin. Art is an outlet for the creative ‘lion’ yearning to emerge from the hidden depths below our surface; art is not an escape for me, rather an increase in being.

Hence, the duty of the my work is to probe artistic and architectural thought relative to poetic ideals, existential intentions, and hierarchical organization; affording the ability for man to perceive this connotation between tangible: real, physical; and non-tangible: boundless, limitless.

Artists Website:lionarchitecture.com