Active in the 1940s and 1950s golden age of comic books, he is the first known africanamerican artist to find success in the comicbook industry. Taken to the logical conclusion, connors paintings could be viewed as having superseded the reality upon which they are based. In 2012, he published the awardwinning book a bell is a cup. Love plein air painting of marine and urban landscapes. Krauss writes about the idea of a technical support in her book under. Reverse telescopes and three buttons hardcover special edition, january 24, 2017. Currently featured in concentrations 54 at the dallas museum of art, and fresh off the heels of his first artist book, published by ooga booga, connors chatted with me recently in his brooklyn studio about his work, his practice, and joe bradley. In 2012, he received the john simon guggenheim memorial foundation fellowship grant. That same year, he published the awardwinning book a bell is a cup. Join facebook to connect with matt connor and others you may know. Matt connors is a painter who creates impactful visual compositions, with a sustained interest in form and colour. If it is possible to separate the artist from the painter, then as an artist, tony conner is methodical, reflective and circumspect, while as a painter he can best be described as intense and energetic. Thirtyfour reverse telescopes and three buttons 9781942607465. Xavier hufkens is pleased to present look up, matt connors second exhibition with the gallery.
In 2012, he received the john simon guggenheim memorial foundation fellowship grant and the belgacom art prize. The book situates images of connors work with reproduced texts from gertrude stein and jack spicer, plus a new, semiabstracted essay from ps1 director peter eleey. Matt connors was another forever now participant, an artist whom i. Following on from their awardwinning inaugural collaboration a bell is a cup, sydney and nycbased imprint rainoffs second book with matt connors. Inspired by chinese calligraphy, the wandering lines were a departure from the planes of color that had characterized his prior work. For much of his career, connors, a new yorkbased painter, has shown an almost mischievous embrace of familiar templates to create what he refers to as compelling confusion. In 2015, matt connors was a resident at the chinati foundation, marfa, tx. This monograph covers the last halfdecade of paintings, plexiglass pieces and etchedbrass works by new yorkbased artist matt connors born 1973. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. A bell is a cup by matt connors has been nominated for artist book of the year in rob pruitts art awards 20. It was while living in new york city after graduation that i first picked up a camera, learning how to develop film at home and. In 2012, connors published the awardwinning book a bell is a cup and in 2015 he was a resident at the chinati foundation, marfa, texas.
Matt connors, look up 2018 exhibition xavier hufkens. A bell is a cup, rainoff, new york 2011 connors, matt. He has loved drawing and painting since childhood but pursued a career in medicine. Recently published in 2012 by rainoff, matt connors.
Painter matt connors born 1973 is known for combining a modernist visual vocabulary of grids. In 2015, matt connors was a resident at the chinati foundation, marfa, texas. Matt connors is also active in publishing artist books and other titles. Matt connors follow song inside a song, 2018 acrylic on canvas 180,5 x 140 x 2,7 cm. Foil 2011 for instance, evokes the crescent shapes and primary colors of joan miro, but with a confounding haziness described by one critic in artforum as somewhere between a bumpy. Matt connors 1973 is an artist born in 1973 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 2016, at phillips, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2019. May 07, 2011 where in his small works, feehily asserts a nearly defiant pose against the last centurys heroic tendency or tradition in abstract painting, as he told curator jeffrey grove, his concentrations 54 counterpart, matt connors, carries the weight of the abstract expressionists that feehily both refers to and diverges from. Acknowledging the influence of abstract expressionism, arte povera, and henri matisse, matt connors also draws from language, music, and design to create paintings that seem simultaneously familiar and new.
His solo exhibitions include impressionism, moma ps1, new york 2012, two shows at londons herald st gallery synthesizer, 20 and not straight, 2015 with a third scheduled for 2019, and two shows at canada in new york machines, 2014 and hocket, 2017. Brice marden out of print books and posters matthew. Print portfolio edition, set of 10 prints, 23 x 27. I am available for teaching and plein air watercolor.
Nov 19, 2017 the painter matt connors, who became a close friend of mr. Matt connors is represented by canada in new york and xavier hufkens in belgium artists alternative names. After graduating from north carolina state universitys school of design with a degree in architecture, he moved west and settled in arizona to pursue a career in designing man made spaces. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Join facebook to connect with matt connors and others you may know. Matt connors follow pocket book, 2018 acrylic, oil, and pencil on canvas 69,8 x 62,2 x 2,7 cm. He studied fine art at bennington college before completing his mfa at yale university school of art in new haven, graduating in 2006. Courtesy of the artist and xavier hufkens, brussels. Retired from medical research and teaching and very happily painting watercolors. Jan 24, 2017 thirtyfour reverse telescopes and three buttons catalogs the artists recent body of colored plexiglas works, made between 20 and 2016, introduced obliquely with a poem by ben estes. November 9, 2018february 1, 2019 matt connors exhibition. Matt connors, first stack 2016, oil, acrylic on canvas with artist s frame, 72 12. This monograph covers the last halfdecade of paintings, plexiglass pieces and etchedbrass works by new yorkbased artist matt connors born 1973, whose work draws upon the history of painting and processes, particularly minimalism and abstraction, but is also influenced by design, poetry, literature and music.
Painter matt connors born 1973 is known for combining a modernist visual vocabulary of grids and tense, minimal compositions with influences from design, poetry and music. Matt connors ca watercolor artist and teacher about. Matt connors, peter eleey, michel leiris, jack spicer, gertrude stein. Apr 12, 2016 my photography has gravitated towards trying to understand relationships between state power and its citizens, says artist matthew connors. Diaphanous blots printed in 5 offset colors surround a constant stationaryish square. About the artist tom grew up in north carolina and was drawing and painting from an early age. Canes, described him as omnivorous in his desire to teach himself about the art and art book world. Matt connors has exhibited work both nationally and internationally at momap. Matt connors art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Matt connors is also known for his largescale installations and artist books. Since retiring as professor of medicine he is able to pursue his passion in watercolor painting. Painter matt connors born 1973 is known for combining a modernist visual vocabulary of grids and tense, minimal compositions with influences from design. Matt connors portfolio of four prints, 2016 phillips. Connors, matt matt connors artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and.
Matt connors porous, abstract paintings and works on paper are both object and picture. This page is devoted to amanda blakes biography and the many friends and events surrounding its writing and. Matt connors correspondences correspondences is matt connors first artist book. Designed by omar sosa of apartamento magazine with a text by. Thirtyfour reverse telescopes and three buttons catalogs the artists recent body of colored plexiglas works, made between 20 and 2016, introduced obliquely with a poem by ben estes. Go search todays deals best sellers customer service find a.
Matt connors, primary, 2011 oil, acrylic and colored pencil on canvas, 60 x 45 inches. Apr 30, 2016 in 2015, matt connors was a resident at the chinati foundation, marfa, tx. Amanda blake biography book perfectly amanda home facebook. Courtesy of the artist and xavier hufkens, brussels xavier hufkens look up jun 08 jul 20, 2018. Matt connors artists website i grew up in burlingame, california and went to dartmouth college in new hampshire, graduating in 1974 with a degree in theater arts. Wrappedunwrapped on online auction 26 november 12 december 2019. About the artist vermont watercolor artist tony conner. Clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 was an american comic book artist and illustrator, best known for drawing early comics heroines such as the costumed crimefighter phantom lady, and romance comics. You are in good hands with matt connors hyperallergic.
His predominantly raw canvases are used as a stamp, pressing against other works to transfer pigment, and a textile, soaked in paint and prepped for further embellishment. View transformer by matt connors sold at phillips x artsy. Matt connors follow pocket book, 2018 acrylic, oil, and pencil on canvas. American contemporary artist matt connors has an uncanny ability to reference the great artists of the last century while still creating unbelievably vibrant and unique works. Matt connors lives in davis california and grew up in new england. Learn about the artist and see available works for sale.
The painter matt connors, who became a close friend of mr. Matt connors was another forever now participant, an artist whom i had been wary of. Monteverdi gallery is delighted to feature an exhibition by acclaimed american painter matt connors matt connors hails from chicago, illinois and is a painter with a profound interest in technique and color. My photography has gravitated towards trying to understand relationships between state power and its citizens, says artist matthew connors. The bicoastal artist matt connorss sculptural canvases captured the imagination of the art world first in dusseldorf then at moma ps1. Sanou oumar, drawings, which was published earlier this year by preecho press founded by matt connors and launched at karma books. Correspondences matt connors this book is a study in repetition and narrative told in color, form, and variation. Brice marden hardcover april 26, 2016 by brice marden artist, matt connors artist 5. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Taking its inspiration from 1960s poetry paperback covers. After finishing medical training he moved to san francisco, where he practiced endocrinology.
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