Identity Dreams By Matthew Dolven
Identity Dreams
Acrylic on canvas board
Identity Dreams is the idea of the self, lost in this system and lost in society. What was, is just a dream - distant and lost in time. I look at my stolen identity, yet I cannot see. My life is without form. My dreams are nightmares of a past that will never return.
Meet the Artist: Matthew Dolven
Matthew Dolven
Identity Statement
I am a number in an uncaring system. I am a commodity of justice. Instead of help, of positive options, of the ability to help those I've harmed, I've been forced into more destruction and hate. From this, I am better. I see a better way. I see a way of accomplishing goals, being a positive force through restoration, repair and mediation. I am not a crime, but a valued life seeking to do better in all things. I am a force of change, seeking an opportunity to do good, seeking positive change to this system. I am a number - one of may - focused on building a system that helps people more than it harms.
What role does art play in your life?
Art is the self - physical expression of the mind, the thought. It is an escape from the pressure of life, the hell of prison. Art is my self made real - a physical record for others to experience. My inspiration for art is social change to our prison and justice systems, sharing emotion and love with all.
