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Matthew Chambers — You Sprawl Over Each Unwritten Page
Matthew Chambers

You Sprawl Over Each Unwritten Page

2014

You Sprawl Over Each Unwritten Page presents a vertical field in which acrylic paint, enamel based adhesive, and loose nylon and rayon fibers converge on canvas to produce a surface that refuses easy categorization. Chambers constructs the work through a process of accumulation and controlled chance, allowing the fibers to settle into the adhesive in ways that are neither wholly painterly nor wholly textile, but occupy an insistent space between the two. The result is a composition of considerable physical presence, its near 2.5 meter height demanding an upright, bodily encounter that mirrors the sprawling, generative quality suggested by the title's literary register. Completed in 2014 and framed by the artist himself, the work reflects Chambers' sustained investigation into the materiality of mark-making and the expressive potential of unorthodox grounds. The artist's frame is itself a considered element, extending the composition's boundaries and reinforcing the idea that the work controls its own terms of presentation. The tactile density of the surface rewards close examination, where pooled adhesive catches light differently across its terrain and individual fibers articulate a kind of provisional drawing within the painted field. For collectors, the work represents a significant moment in Chambers' practice, bridging his engagement with textile traditions and his commitment to painting as a durational, physical act. Currently offered through Feuer/Mesler, it is a signed work in excellent condition, substantial in scale and singular in material logic. Its poetic title, drawn from a vocabulary of creative potential and open-ended process, gives the piece a conceptual resonance that extends well beyond its compelling formal qualities.

Medium
Acrylic, enamel based adhesive, nylon and rayon fibers on canvas in artist's frame
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Matthew Chambers, You Sprawl Over Each Unwritten Page, 2014

You Sprawl Over Each Unwritten Page presents a vertical field in which acrylic paint, enamel based adhesive, and loose nylon and rayon fibers converge on canvas to produce a surface that refuses easy categorization. Chambers constructs the work through a process of accumulation and controlled chance, allowing the fibers to settle into the adhesive in ways that are neither wholly painterly nor wholly textile, but occupy an insistent space between the two. The result is a composition of considerable physical presence, its near 2.5 meter height demanding an upright, bodily encounter that mirrors the sprawling, generative quality suggested by the title's literary register. Completed in 2014 and framed by the artist himself, the work reflects Chambers' sustained investigation into the materiality of mark-making and the expressive potential of unorthodox grounds. The artist's frame is itself a considered element, extending the composition's boundaries and reinforcing the idea that the work controls its own terms of presentation. The tactile density of the surface rewards close examination, where pooled adhesive catches light differently across its terrain and individual fibers articulate a kind of provisional drawing within the painted field. For collectors, the work represents a significant moment in Chambers' practice, bridging his engagement with textile traditions and his commitment to painting as a durational, physical act. Currently offered through Feuer/Mesler, it is a signed work in excellent condition, substantial in scale and singular in material logic. Its poetic title, drawn from a vocabulary of creative potential and open-ended process, gives the piece a conceptual resonance that extends well beyond its compelling formal qualities.

Medium
Acrylic, enamel based adhesive, nylon and rayon fibers on canvas in artist's frame
Dimensions
overall: 246.4 x 125.7 cm
Year
2014
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Feuer/Mesler

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