Matthew Steele's interests lie in methods of connection, with all of their complexities. He is heavily motivated by infrastructure. There is a certain poetry to the lengths we go to, to feel connected. He is interested in how our internal technologies are often reflected in the physical technologies that we produce. There is desire in a highway. There is resilience in a dam. There is triumph in a bridge. These icons are steeped in intense labor. He sees them as manifestations of our grand intention; to transcend the greatest obstacles we know. It is his intent to personify or portray technologies of the self through depictions of these utilitarian endeavors.
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Matthew Steele is a sculptor and public artist living and working in Charlotte. He is interested in how technologies of the self are often reflected in the physical technologies that we produce. He holds a BFA in sculpture from Indiana University and was an artist-in-residence at McColl Center (2012) and Goodyear Arts (2015), where he remains a collective member. Steele has exhibited at Lotus Projects (Miami), Mint Museum of Art (Charlotte), and The Sculpture Center (Cleveland), among others. He is the recipient of an Emerging Creators Fellowship from the Arts & Science Council and has been selected for public art projects funded by the City of Charlotte. Steele's work is featured in private and public collections globally, including AXA, Marriott, Honeywell, TIAA, Truist, and Art in Embassies.
