performance artist | ONE OF US WHITECHAPEL

UNTITLED QUEEN

aka

MATTHEW DE LEON

is a

VISUAL ARTIST,

DRAG QUEEN

& GRAPHIC DESIGNER

who lives and works in BROOKLYN. She was born and raised on GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, NY until its shutdown in 1996. She received her BFA from the UNIVERSITY OF CONNETICUT and her MFA in visual arts from PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN. She is a GRAPHIC DESIGNER @ BRIC, a cultural organization in Brooklyn.

WE shot her as she got ready for BOTTOMS UP, a weekly UNDERWEAR PARTY, with her cohort LADY SIMON.

TAKE A LOOK SEE and some of her fabulous work below:

The boyfriends are separated for the summer; The actor away at summerstock, and the artist at home in the apartment. In a duet apart, they search for each other in song.

Credits:
performed by Matthew de Leon and Adam Kee
edited by Matthew de Leon

Song:
“Somewhere Out There”, 1986
copyrighted and written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

Me and the Standards

Self Portrait

Chain Gang

Ribs

Candy Weighing Both My Pockets

Millions of Crushes

She COHOSTS a monthly drag show on the 2nd thursday of every month called CALENDAR GIRLS with LUCY BALLS @ TNT in Williamsburg.

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matthewdeleon.com

PERFORMANCE ARTIST COLLIN FRAZIER CREATED ONEOFUS : THE CHAPEL’S ‘CLOISTER.‘ HERE ARE SOME OF HIS REFLECTIONS ON THE WORK.

‘Cloister’ is an exploration of the manner in which we come to terms with our own solitude and the unknown of the afterlife. HE was struck by the concept of the Church, not as an institution, but as a structure. Many old churches have changed hands of ownership and denomination numerous times during their lifespan, and the building becomes imbued with very specific and important ideas for each of the people connected to it at any given moment in history. The concept of the Church being a panacea for our own discomfort with the unknown then becomes universal, and this is what I found intriguing.

HE wanted to juxtapose this concept against the possibility of finding eternal comfort within oneself, and one’s connectedness to their reality: the physical space and life in which they dwell. ‘Cloister’ examines these two possible ways of relieving anxiety regarding the mystical and metaphysical aspects of our shared existence. The two possibilities are presented simultaneously but in different mediums, and by doing so, we can compare and contrast both paths. HE sees the piece as taking the audience down two possible roads that one person could walk, and ultimately end in the same place.

COLLIN FRAZIER is a PERFORMANCE ARTIST specializing in dance, acting, and choreography. Hailing from DETROIT and having trained at MICHIGAN STATE, his movement style is a mixture of both classical and modern techniques and incorporates an urban improvisational aesthetic. Before relocating to New York City, he danced with the DETROIT DANCE COLLECTIVE, where he cultivated an appreciation for collaborative arts by combining dance with new media, sculpture, and painting. He has collaborated on choreography for and performed in numerous projects, including the 60X60 choreography series, ‘BRUNCH: THE MUSICAL’, and the short film ‘DARK ALLIES’. He has worked as a rehearsal director and choreography consultant for ORLANDO’S latest dance/rock concert production, ‘DRIP’, performed in MOVEMENT WORKSHOP GROUP’S ‘RACINE D’Or’, as well as music videos for MARLO and ASHEN FIGURE.