Roberto Matta
The sea, Salt pathway
1970
Aquatint on paper
38 × 28 cm
H.C
Location: Saint-Gervais les bains, France
About the artwork
Two unidentified humanoid forms face each other, or do they have their backs to each other? This work borrows the codes of the nightmare: twilight, chimerical forms, unreal gestures and an incomprehensible context. Roberto Matta inscribes his work with a certain surrealism, taking the viewer into a visual labyrinth between dream and reality and disinhibiting his thoughts.
Expert opinion
This work is a perfect expression of the surrealist Roberto Matta's research into form and morphology, one of the leading figures of the Surrealist movement.
About the artist
Roberto Matta (1911 - 2002) was a Chilean painter and sculptor.
Born in Santiago, he studied architecture before moving to Europe in the 1930s, where he joined Surrealist circles under the influence of André Breton. Matta quickly developed a unique style, characterized by dreamlike landscapes and biomorphic forms, exploring the depths of the human psyche.
His works, often vast and immersive, blend abstraction and figuration, creating complex universes where the unconscious manifests itself. During the Second World War, Matta went into exile in the United States, where he influenced a generation of artists, notably those involved in Abstract Expressionism.
Returning to Europe after the war, Matta continued to explore metaphysical and political themes in his painting. His work, marked by a profound reflection on humanity and its conflicts, is recognized for its imaginative power. In 2010, a major retrospective of his work was held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne (Paris).
“I was trying to get into forms revealed by the microscope. Instead of human bones, I used a fly's wing joint.”
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