Midwest Chicana Welcomes Taj Mattingly, Artist. ย Taj tells us his personal story and journey around art.
After an accident that injured his dominant hand in the summer of 2016, Taj left his life of working as a graphic designer and illustrator to pursue a new way to tell his stories with artwork. ย Driven by a focus on technique, Taj has pushed to learn new ways of drawing that he can approach ambidextrously. ย At the start of 2018 he began #DrawEveryDay โ a way to force himself to take time each day to make one work on paper. ย Following the injury Taj began experiencing chronic pain, which inevitably influenced his work. He now approaches art in a relentless pursuit. ย Tajโs current work uses bold, expressive marks to give the work a sense of movement that is both purposeful and unavoidable. ย In all of his work he pushes for a balance between overwhelming intention and calm. ย https://tajmakesart.com/