Matt Sesow
Bio
Jeff Thomas is a photographer and a curator. His work centers on issues of aboriginality, particularly as it intersects with gender and race. He primarily photographs in what is now Ontario and northern New York state. He has worked on curatorial projects at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Woodlands Cultural Centre, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and Library and Archives Canada.
(All information from Matt Sesow's website)
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Image Descriptions
"Lucky Dog" Description: This painting features the side view a light blue dog. The background of the top four fifths of the painting is red while the bottom fifth is pink. There is a black horizontal line seperating the two colors.The dog has an open mouth exposing toed of teeth. One tooth in the upper row is yellow. The dog has red lips. The dog has a large eye with an orange circle around it. The dogs body has three small black circles and a black outline of an arrow. Above the dogs upper jaw is a red circle, outlined in black, which is outlined in white, which is outlined in yellow. In the bottom right corner of the painting is a sketch of a bunny.
"Washington, DC Cherry Blossoms" Description: The background of the top seven eighths of the painting is light blue. The bottom eighth is green. These two sections are separated by two horizontal lines, one black and one white. On the left side of the painting is a dark brown tree with light pink and white dots to represent cherry blossoms. On the right side of the painting. The artist has depicted the Washington Monument. The base of the monument is inside a black circle. In the upper right corner are the words "Washington D.C." in all lowercase letters."
"Divided" Description: The painting has a yellow background. In the center, the artist has depicted Donald Trump in black and white spray paint. Trump is wearing a red tie. Surrounding Trump's head are upside down American flags. On Trump's lapel is a single American flag that is right side up. Near the bottom of the painting is a horizontal white line. There is also a horizontal white line running across the top of the painting.