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Matthew Monahan — Mask (Concentric Self)
Matthew Monahan

Mask (Concentric Self)

A haunting and fragmented bronze mask emerges from a base of raw brick, its layered, concentric forms suggesting the infinite complexity of identity and selfhood. Monahan's expressive handling of the bronze surface, enhanced by rich patina and translucent wax, gives the work an archaeological quality, as if the face has been excavated from deep within memory or myth. The tension between the industrial stainless steel and the ancient weight of brick and bronze evokes a self that is simultaneously constructed, eroded, and endlessly recursive.

Medium
bronze, patina, wax, stainless steel, brick

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

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Matthew Monahan, Mask (Concentric Self)

A haunting and fragmented bronze mask emerges from a base of raw brick, its layered, concentric forms suggesting the infinite complexity of identity and selfhood. Monahan's expressive handling of the bronze surface, enhanced by rich patina and translucent wax, gives the work an archaeological quality, as if the face has been excavated from deep within memory or myth. The tension between the industrial stainless steel and the ancient weight of brick and bronze evokes a self that is simultaneously constructed, eroded, and endlessly recursive.

Medium
bronze, patina, wax, stainless steel, brick
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Three-Dimensional Format, Figurative Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Contemporary Artist, Dark Tones, American Artist, Haunting Mood, Mask Imagery, Early 21st Century

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