Charles Matton
{{Short description|French artist (1931–2008)}}
{{Infobox Artist
| name = Charles Matton
| image = Charles_Matton_painting_a_red_wall.jpg
| caption = Charles Matton in 1988
| nationality = French
| field = Painting, Sculpture, Illustration, Photography, Cinema
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|09|13}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|11|19|1931|09|13}}
| movement = Hyperrealism
| awards = Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
| works =
- Dindon
- Léonard's portrait
- The New-York Loft
- The Little-Fats' Merry-go-round
- The great Lulu
}}
Charles Matton, also known as Gabriel Pasqualini, (13 September 1931 – 19 November 2008){{cite web|url=http://forumgallery.com/artist/charles-matton/biography|title=Biography - Forum Gallery|work=forumgallery.com|access-date=2013-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231064834/http://forumgallery.com/artist/charles-matton/biography/|archive-date=2013-12-31|url-status=dead}} was a multitalented French artist: painter, sculptor, illustrator, writer, photographer, screenwriter and a movie director.{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/united-kingdom/charles-matton-enclosures|title=Charles Matton: Enclosures|work=Time Out London|date=19 September 2011 }}
Illustrations
In the 1970s, Matton worked with Jean-Paul Goude at Esquire,"[http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/infinity-in-miniature Infinity in Miniature]" Aesthetica: The Art and Culture Magazine. 1 August 2011 working as an illustrator and a photographer.{{cite web|url=http://5000photographs.blogspot.fr/2012/05/photograph-304-charles-matton.html|title=5000 Photographs|work=5000photographs.blogspot.fr}}
The ''Boxes''
In 1983, Matton was able to show his art in Paris, and in 1987, he exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo. There, he showed what would become his famous Boxes.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1MWyNGGtvRQC&pg=PT48 |title=This is not a President: Sense, nonsense and the American Political Imaginary|first=Diane |last=Rubenstein|date=January 2008 |isbn=9780814776209 }}
Then, in 1989, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Centre Georges Pompidou.{{cite web|url=http://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/ressource.action;jsessionid=BF6311AC1130491A5A51254225A66A28?param.id=id¶m.idSource=FR_DO-a56fb822a7c7124547b71d94a62bf69d|title=Le document Charles Matton - Centre Pompidou|work=centrepompidou.fr}}
During the last decade of his life, Matton showed his work all around the world, especially in New York and Los Angeles, through the Forum Gallery.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kisa-lala/architect-of-illusions-ch_b_968670.html|title=Architect of Illusions: Charles Matton's Enclosures|work=The Huffington Post|date=21 September 2011 }}
After his death, his wife, Sylvie Matton, kept promoting his work and exhibitions took place in Germany and England.{{cite web|url=http://www.nysun.com/arts/charles-mattons-magical-imagination/84833/|title=Charles Matton's Magical Imagination|work=nysun.com}}
Films
- 1999 : Rembrandt{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/rembrandt-2-1200459428|title=Rembrandt|author=Lisa Nesselson|work=Variety|date=18 October 1999 }}
- 1994 : The Light of the Dead Stars
- 1988 : Douanes (documentary)
- 1976 : Spermula
- 1972 : L’Italien des roses
- 1968 : Mai 68 ou les violences policières (short)
- 1967 : La Pomme ou l’histoire d’une histoire (short)
References
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External links
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- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202121503/http://www.charlesmatton.com/
|date=2011-02-02|title=Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0560400}}
- [http://www.allvisualarts.org/artists/charlesmatton.aspx/ Boxes at the All Visual Arts Gallery, London]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200705/http://galeriemichaelhaas.de/index.php/works.1045.html Boxes at the Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin]
- [http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/fr_artist.asp?ArtistID=181/ Photographic works at the Steven Bulger Gallery, Toronto]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.pinterest.com/edademirelnergi/charles-matton-miniatures/ Boxes on Pinterest]
- [http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/charles-matton/ Works on Tumblr]
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Category:20th-century French painters
Category:French modern painters