citylikeyou — Santa Monica Pier — Los Angeles by Matthew Brandt

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Los Angeles / Attraction

Waves of the pacific ocean crashing underneath at your feet, while roller coaster rattles above.

Address
Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles, United States

Artist

Current city: Los Angeles

matthewbrandt.com

Matthew Brandt (b. 1982, Los Angeles) received his BFA from Cooper Union in 2004 and MFA from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2008. Interested in physicality, process and landscape, Brandt’s ability to stretch the readings of an image, multiplying them both physically and conceptually, speaks directly to his interest in how images loom and meanings shift within a shared visual history. His work is the clever manifestation of a photographic alchemist, satisfying the urge for the tangible, and grounding us in the present. Brandt’s precocious talent has landed him in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Armand Hammer Museum (Los Angeles) and the Elton John Collection. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

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