Tony Matelli Chicago, IL, USA, b. 1971
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Matelli has gained recognition for his hyper-realistic artworks, which utilize various techniques and materials.
Закончил Институт искусства и дизайна в г. Милуоки (США) со степенью бакалавра изящных искусств и Академию искусств в г. Кранбрук (Канада) со степенью магистра изящных искусств.
“Реализм никогда не был моей главной целью. Мой подход к созданию скульптур всегда заключался в ясности и точности сюжета. Я хочу, чтобы человек изначально воспринимал объект, а не “читал его описание” – чтобы люди прочли историю в самой работе.”
– Тони Мателли
Реалистичные работы Мателли, выполненные с использованием различных техник и материалов — от окрашенной бронзы до зеркал, силикона и найденных объектов — изображают человеческие фигуры, животных, растения и случайные объекты. Размещенные в необычной обстановке и словно вырванные из контекста привычной среды, работы вызывают глубокие эмоции у зрителя, исследуют темы уязвимости, одиночества, стойкости и сопротивления окружающим обстоятельствам. Неизменная борьба юмора и пессимизма, присущая всем работам Мателли, — это реакция на сложность внутренних противоречий на фоне абсурдности мелких повседневных конфликтов.
“The realism of my work was never the point. My approach to object making has always been about clarity and precision. The depictions are meant to be fairly seamless. I want someone to initially experience the subject rather than ‘reading’ it. I want them absorbed in the work. Therefore, I feel the presentation of the idea needs be fairly neutral or even artless.”
– Tony MatelliSelected public and private collections:
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (Aarhus, Denmark)
Arken Museum of Modern Art (Ishøj, Denmark)
Bergen Kunstmuseum (Bergen, Norway)
Bonnier Collection (Stockholm, Sweden)
The Davis Museum (Wellesley, MA, USA)
Fundacion La Caixa (Madrid, Spain)
FRAC Bordeaux (France)
Mudam Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Musee d’Arte Contemporain (Montreal, Canada)
Museum Ludwig (Cologne, Germany)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, New Zealand)
Museum Voorlinden (Wassenaar, Netherlands)
Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, OK, USA) -
Works
Tony Matelli Chicago, IL, USA, b. 1971
Fucked (Couple), 2005Polyester, silicone, polyurethane, wood, steel, oil paint, hair213 × 400 × 400 cmFurther images
“All of my sculptures are in a state of compromise. They are lost, wounded and tangled. This is everyone’s general state at one point or another. It certainly has been...“All of my sculptures are in a state of compromise. They are lost, wounded and tangled. This is everyone’s general state at one point or another. It certainly has been mine. These things need to be talked about simply.” – Tony Matelli
In F#ucked Couple, two figures are impaled, ravaged by absurd trauma, yet they continue to move forward. Their bodies endure unimaginable suffering, but their joined hands remain untouched by violence—a poignant symbol of love’s resilience. This pure, desperate embrace speaks to the unwavering power of mutual affection in the face of the world's harshest tribulations. As Tony Matelli explains, “‘Love’ is such an old and, in some ways, clichéd idea, so I needed to find a way for it to feel fresh and relevant.” In this piece, Matelli reinterprets love as something more raw and real, not exempt from suffering but transcendent through it.
Exhibitions
Tony Matelli. Uppsala konstmuseum, Sweden. Oct–Nov 2008
Create Your Own Museum. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow. Jan–Feb 2007
Tony Matelli. Survival, Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Sep–Nov 2008
Mutated Reality. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow. Nov 2015–Mar 2016
Realisms. State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. Jun–Sep 2016Publications
“Tony Matelli. Realisms”, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016 pp. 24–31, 33–34
“Mutated Reality”, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, 2016 pp. 6–7, 10–15, 18–23, 63
“Tony Matelli. Survival”, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, 2008. pp. 10–11
“Create Your Own Museum”, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, 2007. pp. 104–107
“Fairy Tales Forever, Homage to H.C. Andersen”, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark 2005 pp. 92–95, 164–165Exhibitions-
Naturally Naked
Group Exhibition 15 Aug - 28 Dec 2019Read more -
Mutated Reality
Group Exhibition 27 Nov 2015 - 2 Mar 2016Read more -
Olaf Breuning, Tony Matelli, John Miller
Group Exhibition 21 Mar - 15 Jun 2014Read more -
Tony Matelli. The Idiot
Personal exhibition 23 Sep - 28 Dec 2009Read more -
Tony Matelli. Survival
Personal Show 18 Sep - 30 Dec 2008Read more -
Bad Planet
Group Exhibition 15 Apr - 14 May 2008Read more
Publications-
Mutated Reality
2016Paperback, 64 pagesRead more
Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
ISBN: 978-5-9906881-3-1
Dimensions: 220×290 mm -
Olaf Breuning, Tony Matelli, John Miller
2014Paperback, 128 pagesRead more
Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
ISBN: 978-5-9906881-4-8
Dimensions: 220 × 290 mm -
Tony Matelli. Survival 1
2008Paperback, 32 pagesRead more
Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
Dimensions: 220 x 290 мм -
Tony Matelli. Survival 2
2008Paperback, 96 pagesRead more
Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm -
We can do it
2005Paperback, 50 pagesRead more
Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm
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