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Matt Niebuhr is an artist living and working in West Branch, Iowa.

.../miscellaneous - is a personal journal, self educational in nature, containing notes and images that inspire me, or that I wish to learn more about - as such, it includes works by other people as noted with full acknowledgment and credit to authors and sources where possible.

I also share content of my own making that I think is worth sharing with a larger audience. If there is any work by others who object to having their work posted here, I will remove the content if so requested.

Visit Matt Niebuhr - Works a site featuring my work exclusively. I established my studio practice in the summer of 2012 named "West Branch Studio".

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(here’s why I think attribution is important to all of us and no, it’s not just about my work - it’s for those who choose to make and those who choose to look - we should be enabling / using this opportunity to reach out to each other get to know each other better - make the effort)

(here’s why I think attribution is important to all of us and no, it’s not just about my work - it’s for those who choose to make and those who choose to look - we should be enabling / using this opportunity to reach out to each other get to know each other better - make the effort)


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untitled, basalt shard #2 - 4 segments2011_01_09graphite on polyester drafting film 18” x 24” (45.7 x 60.9)cmMatt Niebuhr
sometimes, one thing leads to another, sometimes…

untitled, basalt shard #2 - 4 segments
2011_01_09
graphite on polyester drafting film 
18” x 24” (45.7 x 60.9)cm
Matt Niebuhr

sometimes, one thing leads to another, sometimes…

untitled, basalt shard #1 - 4 segments2011_01_03graphite on polyester drafting film 18” x 24” (45.7 x 60.9)cmMatt Niebuhr
My son’s obsession with a large chunk of black obsidian he found, archery and arrow heads and trying to make his own arrow head (finger cuts and all - for which we had to put a temporary ban on the activity) is seeping into my head…   maybe a bit reflecting in my drawing…  
For me, it reminded me of my own curiosity of wondering what something might look like inside or beneath the surface - in section…

untitled, basalt shard #1 - 4 segments
2011_01_03
graphite on polyester drafting film 
18” x 24” (45.7 x 60.9)cm
Matt Niebuhr

My son’s obsession with a large chunk of black obsidian he found, archery and arrow heads and trying to make his own arrow head (finger cuts and all - for which we had to put a temporary ban on the activity) is seeping into my head…   maybe a bit reflecting in my drawing…  

For me, it reminded me of my own curiosity of wondering what something might look like inside or beneath the surface - in section…

untitled (basalt shard #2b)2010_02graphite on watercolor paper24” x 18”Matt Niebuhr

untitled (basalt shard #2b)
2010_02
graphite on watercolor paper
24” x 18”
Matt Niebuhr