'I Often Look Up' by Matthew Sandager

CURATOR'S NOTE

In I Often Look Up, Sandager crops the body from below, the torso rising like a soft horizon into a deep, velvety night. A single nipple glows at the top edge while the watercolor’s concentric washes pull the eye upward in quiet, breathy arcs. What might be a fleeting bedroom glance becomes a tender monument to desire and perspective.

WHY THIS WORK

A striking upward angle that turns the everyday body into a landscape and an icon.

Warm, layered washes against a near-black ground—graphic at a distance, intimate up close.

Quintessential Sandager: casual, erotic, and exquisitely handmade.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Matthew Sandager is a local Fire Island artist—summers in Cherry Grove and the Pines—who translates crisp domestic Polaroids into small watercolor emblems. His work distills queer wit and everyday intimacy with clarity and care.

DETAILS

Artist: Matthew Sandager
Title: I Often Look Up
Year: 2025
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 6 × 6 in.
Edition: Unique work
Signature: Signed and dated
Framing: Unframed
Provenance: The Visitors Center; directly from the artist.

STATUS

Available. For framing options or to preview related works from Sandager’s studio, please inquire.