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Matt Bollinger — In the Moonlight
Matt Bollinger

In the Moonlight

2021

In the Moonlight presents a nocturnal scene rendered in Flashe and acrylic on canvas, a pairing of media that allows Matt Bollinger to achieve the flat, chalky luminosity and compressed tonal range that have become hallmarks of his visual language. Completed in 2021, the work measures 76.2 by 61 centimeters and carries the intimate scale Bollinger favors when depicting figures caught in unguarded, ambiguous moments. The cool, diffused light of the title permeates the composition, softening contours and lending a quiet tension to the scene, as though the figures or forms within it exist somewhere between wakefulness and withdrawal. Bollinger's practice is rooted in a sustained examination of working-class American life, drawing on found photographs, film stills, and personal memory to build images that feel simultaneously documentary and psychologically charged. His handling of Flashe, a vinyl-based paint known for its matte opacity, allows him to construct pictorial space in distinct, layered planes rather than through conventional illusionistic modeling. In the Moonlight exemplifies this approach, with the nocturnal palette amplifying the emotional restraint and sense of interiority that runs throughout his body of work. Signed by the artist and offered in unframed condition, the painting is currently available through Zürcher, which represents Bollinger across its New York and Paris locations. Works of this scale and period are held in both institutional and private collections, and the 2021 date places the piece within a particularly focused chapter of the artist's ongoing engagement with light, atmosphere, and the quiet drama of everyday American experience.

Medium
Flashe and acrylic on canvas
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Matt Bollinger, In the Moonlight, 2021

In the Moonlight presents a nocturnal scene rendered in Flashe and acrylic on canvas, a pairing of media that allows Matt Bollinger to achieve the flat, chalky luminosity and compressed tonal range that have become hallmarks of his visual language. Completed in 2021, the work measures 76.2 by 61 centimeters and carries the intimate scale Bollinger favors when depicting figures caught in unguarded, ambiguous moments. The cool, diffused light of the title permeates the composition, softening contours and lending a quiet tension to the scene, as though the figures or forms within it exist somewhere between wakefulness and withdrawal. Bollinger's practice is rooted in a sustained examination of working-class American life, drawing on found photographs, film stills, and personal memory to build images that feel simultaneously documentary and psychologically charged. His handling of Flashe, a vinyl-based paint known for its matte opacity, allows him to construct pictorial space in distinct, layered planes rather than through conventional illusionistic modeling. In the Moonlight exemplifies this approach, with the nocturnal palette amplifying the emotional restraint and sense of interiority that runs throughout his body of work. Signed by the artist and offered in unframed condition, the painting is currently available through Zürcher, which represents Bollinger across its New York and Paris locations. Works of this scale and period are held in both institutional and private collections, and the 2021 date places the piece within a particularly focused chapter of the artist's ongoing engagement with light, atmosphere, and the quiet drama of everyday American experience.

Medium
Flashe and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 61 cm
Year
2021
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Zürcher, New York | Paris

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