Roger (2008)
mixed media on fridge door
70cm x 45cm

lost boy remix (2008)
mixed media on found metal
55cm x 50cm

matt small is painting dogs, what the fuck!!!.
er, well yeah i am.
my work is about the place i’m from
have a walk around the city with your eyes open and you might understand a bit more.

i been doing these art workshop thingys with a couple of young peeps for a few weeks now, lets hope the poxy english weather holds out so that we can get this project finished for september… it’s shaping up nicely anyways

Para-site is a site specific theatre company that writes and creates new performances for unusual and exciting urban places. It’s run by two lovely ladies Tamara and Lydia
who are both striving to show that theatre can take place anywhere and not just in traditional venues. It is a great honor for me, that they have decided to produce a performance piece inspired by my paintings. The other day was the first meeting and rehearsal, I must say i am rather chuffed and it was fantastic and fascinating to see how the performers interpreted my work and i look forward to seeing how everything develops. The performance takes place on the 17th July at sesame gallery.

last year i had a show called ‘This is England’. for me the show was about looking at the changing face of Britain today, in both a physical and a cultural sense.
I wanted to illustrate the point that the young generation today represent and reflect the reality that we are all here in our many different shades, colours and beliefs, interacting as part of this country, living together as one,so fuck what ever the stupid Daily mail newspaper says.
Any way check this video by the comedian, writer dude Hardeep Singh Kolhi, which kinda explains what im trying to say, rather more thoughtfully

it’s wierd seeing my work hanging in someones house, but it’s lovely to know that people are enjoying the work

I am putting it about a bit on the exhibition front, two private views on one night, what a art whore…..
but hey i haven’t shown any paintings for ages, out of choice, so come down to the galleries and see what i have been doing in the past little while as well as see great art by the other artistic peeps.