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. ...

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