“Matter” is on an ongoing series of 2-Dimensional work by Ivan Toth Depeña. Although Depeña has been working increasingly in the public realm, this exhibition highlights his self directed studio practice. The work exhibited in “Matter” explores the spatial qualities of painting and drawing using topography, transparency, density of light/color, and layering to achieve work that utilizes chance and intention to create an encapsulated multiverse of compositions. When experiencing the work as a whole, you are introduced to the inspiration he gets from natural phenomena and when taking a closer look a much more complex set of micro-compositions or “mini worlds” are revealed. Adding another layer of automation and chance to this process, Depeña works with software to create random patterns and generate line work from drawings that are in turn used to create 3-dimensional cutting models. These models are used to cut into the work utilizing computer controlled machinery that is most often used used in industrial fabrication. This excavation of the paintings reveals hidden layers of color and texture, creating geographic allusions.