Matthew Poplawski is a part of a new wave of west coast visionary artists that emerged in the first decade of the 21st century. A student of Robert Venosa and Martina Hoffmann and represented by Tribe 13 since 2007, his work has shown from San Francisco to Portugal. Deeply sourced from his own mystical experiences, Matthew’s work has often been described as ‘visual candylands’ for the mind to play in... By painting in a manner that is suggestive of form within form, Matthew seeks to illuminate the intricate patterns found within nature-bridging the world of the personal and the transpersonal, spirit and matter, and becoming a clear vessel for the visual translation of non-ordinary states of awareness. In doing this, it is his sincere desire to assist the viewer in the awakening of their own God-Nature.
Matthew speaks about his own creative process in the following manner:

 

My artistic journey began when I could first hold a crayon, spending countless hours transcribing seamless visual narratives onto perforated reams of paper. As this natural gift blossomed, I was accepted into a Fine Arts academy and published as a children’s illustrator. The path to a lucrative career in illustrative design seemed paved and wide open for the taking. Yet this ambition was soon interrupted by a deep thirst for self-realization, leading me on a journey away from art and into the world of psychedelics and direct spiritual experience. After 8 years, I re-emerged, deeply overflowing with love for the Spirit of Creation and newfound spiritual purpose. The burning question became “How may I best share this Love in service of All?”

And the answer came ‘Look no further than your first impulse’ -that crayon in the hand of a child. And thus, my current artistic rebirth as an oil painter began.