matthew.deibel
The dominant thought in my production is the effects of war on the human element; it is that general theme that brings a unity to my aesthetic.
The body of work is my vernacular. I can only generalize that this language and perspective is one shared with others that have traveled to the depths of war.
The creation of each piece is an exercise of material discovery, exploring various mediums for the each work. Each piece is an independent object that only through continuity of thought, may correlate to a previous or future work. That is to say that one approach or style of a sculpture does not influence the next.
It is my intent that these sculptures are to be a reverent reflection on the loss of life that has resulted from warfare. It is from this that I have created works based on my perceptions of my environment and the role I played in Iraq through my Marine Corps service.
My experience was an intimate one integrating and cohabitating with Iraqis from the villages I patrolled. I learned specific visual vocabularies that spoke to the environment I existed. The choice of material is based upon these vocabularies that developed over the time I during the war in Iraq.
It is out of this communication and dialogue that I learned much of who I was as an artist.
I AM COMPELLED TO CREATE WORK THAT ADDRESSES SOCIAL AND POLITCAL ISSUES SURROUNDING WAR AND ITS EFFECTS. I ATTEMPT TO GIVE A VOICE.
-M. Deibel
M. Deibel was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1980.
He attended Kent State Univesity, focusing on sculpture and printmaking. While attending the terrorist attacks occured in New York, and fundamentally change his trajectory. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps days after graduation compelled by a sense of altruism. He served from 2005-2009, deploying twice to Iraq. The language of his art is focused on the 15 months spent in a combat zone.
Returnig from a warzone into the US, he experienced major obstacles and challenges to adaptation to civilian life and has focuesd his art on the impacts of civilian casulties and wartime deaths Currently, Deibel is active in the veteran community volunteering with a a non-profit defending and pushing social awareness for refugees .
The body of work is my vernacular. I can only generalize that this language and perspective is one shared with others that have traveled to the depths of war.
The creation of each piece is an exercise of material discovery, exploring various mediums for the each work. Each piece is an independent object that only through continuity of thought, may correlate to a previous or future work. That is to say that one approach or style of a sculpture does not influence the next.
It is my intent that these sculptures are to be a reverent reflection on the loss of life that has resulted from warfare. It is from this that I have created works based on my perceptions of my environment and the role I played in Iraq through my Marine Corps service.
My experience was an intimate one integrating and cohabitating with Iraqis from the villages I patrolled. I learned specific visual vocabularies that spoke to the environment I existed. The choice of material is based upon these vocabularies that developed over the time I during the war in Iraq.
It is out of this communication and dialogue that I learned much of who I was as an artist.
I AM COMPELLED TO CREATE WORK THAT ADDRESSES SOCIAL AND POLITCAL ISSUES SURROUNDING WAR AND ITS EFFECTS. I ATTEMPT TO GIVE A VOICE.
-M. Deibel
M. Deibel was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1980.
He attended Kent State Univesity, focusing on sculpture and printmaking. While attending the terrorist attacks occured in New York, and fundamentally change his trajectory. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps days after graduation compelled by a sense of altruism. He served from 2005-2009, deploying twice to Iraq. The language of his art is focused on the 15 months spent in a combat zone.
Returnig from a warzone into the US, he experienced major obstacles and challenges to adaptation to civilian life and has focuesd his art on the impacts of civilian casulties and wartime deaths Currently, Deibel is active in the veteran community volunteering with a a non-profit defending and pushing social awareness for refugees .
