TUG

The Upstairs Gallery

Exchange square
Beccles Suffolk
NR34 9HH
01502 717191

presents

The Works of Matthew Adams

1st October – 31st October Main Gallery

For four weeks, the Upstairs Gallery gallery is proud and excited to display in the main gallery ‘UNEXPOSED EXPLORATION’ a selection of works by Matthew Adams,  a young urban exploration photographer.

Matthew Adams –  Photographic Artist Kindly sponsored by

www.art-d.co.uk

Urban exploring (Urbex or UE) is exploring anything generally considered “off limits” to the general public. Abandoned structures are the most common example of urban exploration but there are also redundant asylums, hospitals, rooftops, train lines, drains, industrial sites and anything decayed or forgotten! Many urban explorers find the decay of buildings and their abandoned contents artistically fascinating and aim to photograph them as historical records of a bygone age before they are demolished and lost forever. These buildings can be found all over the county, they are carefully guarded which makes exploration doubly difficult.

“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints”

Matthew Adams works in Digital format media, Using HDR photography in all of his work. He attended Lowestoft College to study Art and Design where his journey into the world of photography began. He soon developed a skilled approach to his subjects, deriving ideas, style, and taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. However by far his most successful images are those resulting from his exploration of abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment.

The photographs are extremely atmospheric and demonstrate the form and structure of an oil painting. The artistic composition demonstrates the inimitable skills of this gifted young photographer.

Please Contact: Matthew Adams
email: [email protected]

You are personally invited to join Matthew Adams and the TUG team
on
Friday 4th October 2103, to meet the young photographer
at 6.30 – 8.30pm and view the stunning works presented.

Michelle Payne
Voluntary Arts manager at TUG

Contact: [email protected]

theupstairsgallery.co.uk