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Matta — L'impossible de l'un et de l'autre
Matta

L'impossible de l'un et de l'autre

A swirling, dreamlike cosmos of luminous forms and fragmented figures emerges from Matta's canvas, pulsating with electric color and otherworldly energy. The Chilean Surrealist conjures an ambiguous psychological space where biomorphic shapes and mechanical elements collide and dissolve into one another, evoking themes of duality and irreconcilable tension. True to his signature style, Matta transforms the picture plane into an infinite, hallucinatory interior that blurs the boundaries between the psychological and the cosmic.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Latin America

May 26, 2015

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Matta, L'impossible de l'un et de l'autre

A swirling, dreamlike cosmos of luminous forms and fragmented figures emerges from Matta's canvas, pulsating with electric color and otherworldly energy. The Chilean Surrealist conjures an ambiguous psychological space where biomorphic shapes and mechanical elements collide and dissolve into one another, evoking themes of duality and irreconcilable tension. True to his signature style, Matta transforms the picture plane into an infinite, hallucinatory interior that blurs the boundaries between the psychological and the cosmic.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Mysterious, Dreamlike, Whimsical, Modern, Colorful, Abstract, Chilean, Oil on Canvas

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Art Institute of Chicago