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'We must ferment public painting in the streets, in the sunlight, on the sides of tall buildings instead of the advertisements that we see there now.' - David A. Siqueiros, 1934 |
Mat Hand is a painter and public artist. His clients include public arts organizations, local authorities, social initiatives, construction companies and private individuals. He has established a reputation as a professional artist and mentor with a passion for public art. He uses strong images and a bold, vivid style to create site-specific commissions that work well on any scale and can successfully;
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| SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME June 2008 Exterior Size: 100m² Clients: Junction Arts, Frederick Gent School & Arts Council of England Location: South Normanton, Derbyshire. These three large, photographic banner portraits are printed on exterior PVC mesh banners and are a celebration of the older women of South Normanton & Pinxton. The project aimed to explore and challenge ageist attitudes and the lack of positive visual representations of older women within our society. Video - Mat Hand Music - Bill Fay Duration - 2:44
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| GIRLS & BOYS July 2008 Exterior Size: 75m x 1.80m (23 x 1.80m x 1.38m portraits & text) Client: Brent Council, London Location: Harley Road, Harlesden, London This project addressed the difficulties experienced by children in the UK faced with increasingly hysterical media reports of the disrespectful and out of control youths roaming the streets. It sought to investigate the simplistic way in which we and society judge and categorise children and the inherent long-term dangers that such behaviour poses for communities and the children in question. |
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| LADIES & GENTLEMEN February 2007 Exterior Size: 10 x 6m² Portraits Client: LIFT & City Arts Location: Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham These ten large, public portraits of elderly people looking upwards to the sky are installed next to a main road. They offer an ambiguous yet positive and arresting set of images of a section of the local community that rarely features in the visual landscape of the city. |
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| FORTUNE June 2007 Exterior Size: 51m² Client: Nottingham City Council Locations: Ring Road, Nottingham This 17m long, portrait based mural aims to present images of children as thoughtful, dignified and reflective individuals within a public visual landscape that rarely portrays them as such. |
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| KNIRPSENBUDE September 2006 Exterior Size: 150m² Client: Pfefferwerk Location: Spindlersfeld, East Berlin This huge double portrait covers the side of a renovated Berlin school building. It is a good example of the striking results that large scale, public portraiture can achieve. |
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| Q&A August 2006 Interior Size: 45m² Client: Rushcliffe School Location: Rushcliffe School, Rushcliffe, Nottingham This painting is situated in the entrance of a science department and mixes abstract and iconic images from Biology, Chemistry and Physics to create a vivid re-representation of textbook diagrams. |
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| BERLIN KIDS November 2004 - April 2005 Exterior Size: 120m² Client: Pfefferwerk gGmbh Location: Berlin Kids International Kita, Prenzlauerberg, Berlin This mural in East Berlin mixes highlighted elements from the building’s soviet era, pre-fabricated concrete design with figurative representations of the different groups within the Kindergarten. |
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| If you want to transform a building or would like more information please contact Mat on:
+ 44 (0) 11 59 19 57 88 - UK landline or email mat@handmademurals.com |
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