About Danny Mattijetz

 

Danny became deeply interested in sculpting after retiring from his normal business job. His first experience in sculpture was taking a piece of stone and carving it into a work of art. Determined to improve the quality of his stone sculptures, he created clay maquettes for working out design and structural details. Ultimately, he found that the clay itself offered greater opportunity for fine detail, which is what coaxed him into sculpture in the first place. With the application of a faux-bronze finish, his sculptures reached a level of quality that satisfied his artistic eye.

 

Danny's focus has been mostly on figurative art which keeps him constantly in anatomy books to fully understand the connections and shapes of muscles and bones. Only occasionally does he venture into the abstract, but it wouldn't be surprising to see more of that in the future.

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Danny’s sculptures have been exhibited in several group exhibitions and are currently on display at Gallery SOHO at Montclair Place. He has received several awards including first place, second place, and honorable mentions in sculpture at several of the AAIE Annual Juried Fine Art Shows. He also received honorable mentions for his works at the California Sculptors Symposium in Cambria, CA. 

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