An invitation to visit a A commission to paint a tattoo, photographed at a gallery in Milan, July 21...

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, 201635.5 x 30.5cmSign in to view price
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Material
oil on copper in artist's frame
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a striking composition of contrasting elements. The dominant colors are muted tones of pink and green, with the vibrant red of the books providing a bold accent. The overall image has a surreal, dreamlike quality, with the juxtaposition of the hand holding a phone and the playful teddy bear creating a sense of whimsy. The artist employs a photographic technique that blends realism and abstraction, inviting the viewer to ponder the relationship between technology, nostalgia, and the everyday. The contextual background or the artist's intention behind this piece remains open to interpretation, leaving room for the viewer's own contemplation. ...

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Gallerist’s Residence, Brescia, Visited in 2016
Artist
Matthew Watson
B.1981, United Kingdom

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. ...