Lively, informative Londoncalling.com did a terrific interview of me and my wife Traci L. Slatton.

Here's one of the rather brilliant questions author Kathryn Havelock posed:

LC: Much of Sabin’s work has echoes of the antique, for instance in the use of fragments of the human form and also, for instance, by depicting images of gods. Is there a creative tension here in terms of keeping work relevant to modern audiences or is sculpture perhaps a more ‘timeless’ art form than many others?
 
TLS: In my mind, because Sabin lives now and is immersed in this time, his work is absolutely of this moment. The rigor and quality of his work may be at the level of a Renaissance or Hellenistic masterpiece, but the faces and physiques of his figures could belong to no other era than ours. Take a look at Aphrodite’s core. The model for the core is an Aikido master, and the strength of that belly bespeaks the modern woman: strong and feminine together. This is an Aphrodite for our time: graceful, gorgeous, and sweet, but also powerful.
 
SH: I don’t buy into this whole concept of ‘what is modern art.’ Art represents us on a cultural level, and it also represents us on a personal level. I have always aspired to rise to the occasion on all levels, physical and mental. I find that the path I create for myself is my path, and the Greco-Roman tradition is very close to me because my family lineage came out of Italy. On a cultural level, the art is a portal into what can be, not about what is.
 
I do not follow the popular trend of depicting man in a lower light than he can be. I follow a higher culture that understands that our tradition is relevant, that it’s a source. It’s not archaeological, it’s a recreation and reinvention using a timeless form: the human body.


Check out the whole interview here!

The Italian Academy Foundation and the ICAA are sponsoring a show of my work from March 2, 2012 to March 22, 2012 at the Institute's historic W 44th street headquarters.

I thought I would show you a picture to really show you how big the 32" APOLLO is...

Wanted to share with you an article in the HUFFINGTON POST by Traci Slatton, my wife!

Traci Slatton's 'How To Look At And Enjoy a Piece of Sculpture in 6 Steps'

Here's a brilliant article on how diseased the art world really is! The Huff Post has it's fingers on the pulse concerning this sad state of affairs.. It's interesting to note that the The New York Times would never cover something like this because they are still stuck back in the 70's. WAKE UP!!.

Mat Gleason

I would like to share some ideas about my sculpture and the art world.