Seeking Kali

LIP, a collage for the project Seeking Kali.

SCARED BUT FRESH VERNISSAGE/OPENING 5 OCT AT THE ORANGE DOT GALLERY LONDON

SCARED BUT FRESH: An Exhibition of Collages and Unusual Objects from Matthew Rose. 

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PRIVATE VIEW OF ‘SCARED BUT FRESH’

THE ORANGE DOT WILL ALSO BE CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF AN ENTIRE NEW EXHIBITION SPACE - THE BASEMENT.

TUESDAY 5TH OCTOBER / 6PM– 9PM
RSVP ESSENTIAL: danielle@theorangedot.co.uk

SCARED BUT FRESH RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 31.

THE ORANGE DOT & SCARED BUT FRESH WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL. DATES: Saturday 23 October, all day; Sunday 24 October, all day.

Along with the works on display and the exclusive prints, signed exhibition posters and copies of Masters: Collage will be available to purchase. 
 

The Orange Dot Gallery
54 Tavistock Place Bloomsbury 
London, WC1H 

FOR A PREVIEW OF WORKS AND DETAILS ON THE EXCLUSIVE PRINTS CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THE EXHIBITION PLEASE VISIT THE GALLERY WEBSITE: http://www.orangedotgallery.co.uk

IMAGE: ABOVE, POSTER OF L'ORANGERIE.  RIGHT: JOSEPH CORNELL, BOTTLE COLLAGE, 2007.

DOWNLOAD & PRINT THE POSTER FREE (15MB, PDF).

Your Art Here: Spelling With Scissors

I've entered my full on, wall to wall to wall from ceiling to floor installation work Spelling With Scissors in the H&M contest, Your Art Here.  Take a look, vote (click on the stars), and survey the other artist proposals.  If you're an artist, submit your own entry.  It's free.

MATTHEW ROSE Spelling With Scissors: Your Art Here (Vote).

The End Of The World

THE END OF THE WORLD (REALLY BUILT TO LAST) is Paris-based artist  Matthew Rose's surreal fantasy about the fragility of world we  live in and the end of the world we've built.

"The end of the world is in fact a created fiction with a decidedly real dimension," says the artist. "It's a dream and yet it's one we live in, walk through, sleep off. I'm reminded of James Joyce's famous line: 'History is a nightmare I'm trying to awaken from.'"

Based on an original  collage from 2008, THE END OF THE WORLD, reports from the frontiers of  the real and dream worlds, where foods and animals, naughty little boys  and errant little girls enter into the visual field and run, jump, hang  and float in and around an assortment of human narratives that are  veering dangerously out of control.

This work, and others in the  series, appears in Masters: Collage (Sterling Publishing/Lark Books, USA May  2010). The print is available exclusively from Keep Calm Gallery London.  There are only 45 prints remaining in the edition of 85. Price: £38.00. (Note: The new shipment to Keep Calm is arriving the week of September 20, so be assured there are prints to purchase).

[Click images to enlarge and see detail.]

• Limited edition of 85
• Signed, dated & numbered by the artist
• Giclee print on Hahnemuhle paper
• 290mm by 290mm (11½ by 11½ inches)

The original collage measures 50 x 50 cm, and is available.  Contact Matthew Rose for information.

The remaining 45 prints in the edition were expertly produced by Mariela Cadiz working with Burning Boy Press.  Mariela, based in Paris, produced fine art, grand format ink jet prints for photographers and artists of the highest quality.

MASTERS: COLLAGE Book Signing At The Orange Dot Gallery London October 6, 2010

MASTERS: COLLAGE – As part of Orange Dot Gallery's exhibition Scared But Fresh with Matthew Rose opening October 6, a limited number of copies of the recently published Masters: Collage will be available to buy from the gallery. Each copy, signed and dated by the artist, will be available for £17.99.

Edited by Randel Plowman, this gorgeously produced volume of contemporary collage artists appeals to beginners, professionals, collectors and general enthusiasts.  The book showcases a breathtaking mix of techniques and styles from 40 of the leading collage artists currently working across the globe.
 
Along with Matthew Rose,  artists include: Cecil Touchon, Jonathan Talbot, Lynne Perrella, Lynn Whipple, Robert Mars, Janet Jones, Liz Cohen, Robert Hunt, Baby Smith and James Michael Starr among others.

Looking at techniques from traditional cut-and-paste to digital to collage with paint or encaustic, and styles ranging from wildly playful and colourful to evocative, almost monochrome images Masters: Collage examines a wide range of disciplines within collage. Each highlighted master takes centre stage in an informative eight-page feature that includes nearly a dozen gorgeous, high-quality photos plus a short essay by curator Randel Plowman placing the impressive work and its creator in context.

Versatility, innovation, inspiration – that’s what the Masters series offers artists and crafters and this superb new collection offers a stunning look at contemporary collage work from over 40 leading artists. An exhibition of works from the Masters book, Lost and Found: The Art of Collage, was recently launched at Northern Kentucky University. Matthew Rose will sign copies of the book during the opening of Scared But Fresh October 6, 2010.

[Image above: Cover, Masters Collage; above, right: Matthew Rose, "My Situation," 2008, collage on board, 43 x 21 cm]

SCARED BUT FRESH : LE LOOK

Silvia Marsano of the Fondazione Volume! in Rome, sports the SCARED BUT FRESH bracelet, a small item I created for the exhibition in London.

Silvia was nice enough to model the bracelet on a beautiful day in Rome in September.

"I like this name," she said.  "It's true. Scared but fresh...of course."

Black on white, the cotton ruban tissé ties nicely around the wrist and should be worn until it falls off. Which could be never.

Click on the photos to enlarge them.

Only 250 of these very fashionable pieces were produced; they measure 30 cm long. The bracelets will be given away at the opening, so do come and tie one on. Info: Orange Dot Gallery London October 6 2010.

Second Hand Clock

Second Hand Clock, a working machine with only a tick tocking second hand. It echos various Fluxus time pieces, and always gives the right time. (You'll have to supply the right place). SHC is a philosophical, poetic object, a haiku Martin Heidegger might enjoy.

This piece, along with other unusual objects, will be part of Scared But Fresh at The Orange Dot Gallery, London.  Opening October 6, 2010.

Second Hand Clock, 2008. 21 cm in diameter.  Altered object, painted. One AA battery.

Smoking

Smoking, collage on magnum bottle, 2010.

This piece and other bottleworks (Flaschenwerken) will be on view at Scared But Fresh, Orange Dot Gallery London, opening October 6, 2010.

Questions: Contact.