Wall Street

Salvatore Matteo

44” x 44”

Cut Fine Art Print, Acrylic, US Dollar Bills, Gold Leaf on Archival Paper on Wood Board,

In Wall Street, Salvatore Matteo examines systems of power and control through the manipulation of architectural imagery associated with finance and institutional authority. Using a cut fine art print on archival paper, Matteo disrupts rigid façades with sweeping arcs and layered contours, introducing movement into structures defined by permanence and order.

The work is rooted in contemporary conceptual abstraction, informed by Cubism, Futurism, and post-photographic practices. Cubist strategies of fragmentation dismantle linear perspective, while Futurist concerns with motion and force animate the composition. Matteo’s physical intervention into the photographic surface aligns with conceptual approaches that challenge photography’s role as a neutral document, repositioning it as sculptural material.

Repeating curves interrupt rectilinear grids, creating tension between stability and flux. Embedded references to currency and metallic elements introduce symbolic resonance, suggesting cycles of accumulation and volatility without relying on explicit narrative. Rhythm becomes both a visual and conceptual device, exposing the instability underlying systems designed to project control.

Presented as part of Rhythmic Contours at Mash Gallery, Wall Street reinforces the exhibition’s focus on repetition, movement, and the physical language of form.

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