An invitation to paint a Beranek Family glass paperweight in an artist’s apartment on 131st Street, ...

Matthew Watson

An invitation to paint a Beranek Family glass paperweight in an artist’s apartment on 131st Street, New York, June 29 . Object produced at the Beranek Factory in the Czech Republic, 201530.5 x 25.4cmSign in to view price
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Material
oil on copper
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a simple yet striking composition, capturing a black glass sphere against a blurred, muted background. The sphere's glossy surface reflects the surrounding environment, creating an intriguing interplay of light and shadow. The overall visual elements showcase a minimalist aesthetic, emphasizing the sphere's form and the subtle textures within the frame. The subject matter suggests a contemplative, introspective theme, inviting the viewer to engage with the artwork's quiet and meditative qualities. The artistic style and technique display a refined, contemporary approach, highlighting the artist's mastery of light and materiality. The context of this piece suggests a focus on the relationship between the physical and the metaphysical, exploring the complex interplay between the visible and the unseen. ...

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Artist
Matthew Watson
B.1981

Matthew Watson makes exquisitely rendered paintings that are a complex form of social portraiture. His portraits of artists, writers, curators and collectors, interiors, art objects, books and other cultural ephemera, soften the border between subject and object. Watson inserts himself into a fluid chain of relations –– social, economic, power –– frequently working on commission or by invitation to start a painting, in turn producing objects that relay back into the very flows that led to their construction. ...

Matthew Watson: Artworks
Gallerist’s Residence, Brescia, Visited in 2016
Matthew Watson
Gallerist’s Residence, Brescia, Visited in 2016, 2025
35.5 x 35.5cm
Artists' Residence, Grand Street, Visited in 2025
Matthew Watson
Artists' Residence, Grand Street, Visited in 2025, 2025
38.1 x 47cm
An invitation to visit a Richard Neutra private residence in Los Angeles, photographed in May
Matthew Watson
An invitation to visit a Richard Neutra private residence in Los Angeles, photographed in May, 2021
44.45 x 35.56cm
An invitation to visit a A commission to paint a tattoo, photographed at a gallery in Milan, July 21, , Neutra private residence in Los Angeles, photographed in May 2021
Matthew Watson
An invitation to visit a A commission to paint a tattoo, photographed at a gallery in Milan, July 21, , Neutra private residence in Los Angeles, photographed in May 2021, 2016
35.5 x 30.5cm
An invitation to paint a Beranek Family glass paperweight in an artist’s apartment on 131st Street, New York, June 29 . Object produced at the Beranek Factory in the Czech Republic
Matthew Watson
An invitation to paint a Beranek Family glass paperweight in an artist’s apartment on 131st Street, New York, June 29 . Object produced at the Beranek Factory in the Czech Republic, 2015
30.5 x 25.4cm
A painting of Akila, a purebred basenji, with an Eames folding screen in a writer's loft on 26th Street, New York, September 8, , introduced by a mutual friend and artist
Matthew Watson
A painting of Akila, a purebred basenji, with an Eames folding screen in a writer's loft on 26th Street, New York, September 8, , introduced by a mutual friend and artist, 2014
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