Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta

This guy has to be one the most talented artists in the last hundred years, he is semi known, appearing in books on surrealism alongside artists like Salvador Dali. But not as popular as Dali.

At the start of the second world war, Matta, like many surrealist artists of the time, retreated to New York, a safe haven for artists at the time. Unlike many artists of the surrealist movement, he did not work through the cubism style, or Dada.

...Dada I don't like that much, but what it did do was give freedom to art, breaking the chains of art tradition - but this is a post for another time. Lets get back on track...

He worked with great speed and concentration, his speed was vital to his style, certainly I paint in the same way, and it forces your mind to be inventive, making quick impulsive, and therefore original and creative decisions.

Painting top right is entitled "Situation Vert".

Matta liked layers, he would often scratch through the top layer of paint to reveal the level of paint below. See the picture to the right entitled "Labirintad".

Unlike some surrealists who painted an odd version of something obviously real, such as Dali's melting clocks, Matta instead painted emotion, deep parts of his mind, and suggestions of things. Colourful, and deep, his paintings were visual masterpieces, in his own truly unique style.

Matta was influenced by many other surrealist artists, the picture below shows Matta and Max Ernst at an exhibition. Not many people that I meet, know who Matta is, although most I find do like his work. I would be interested to hear your comments so please do feel free to let me know.

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Check back later, i will be adding a post about the ground breaking Chilean artist Roberto Matta
(born 11/11/11, died 11/23/2002) my favoriate artist.

Impressionist style

So what is 'Impressionist' painting.

This art movement took form in the late 19th Century, and is widely considered to be started in Paris, by Claude Monet, who painted 'Impression Sunrise'.

At the time these artists were heavily critizied for their work, because at the time it was quite revolutionary. They painted what they saw, but not in a photographic sense, but rather the overall visual outcome of looking at something. Using bolder colours, and larger, textured brush strokes...the style looked rather lazy. When i was a kid, i didnt think much of it, and have only in my adult life realised the point of it.

The other scene from Paris that I remember seeing only last week in this style, was Renoir's painting of the paris street, bustling with life. This painting, and the style used, is often painted by students studying the impressionist style.

The point was not to copy the scene before them but rather the impression, emotion and movement that scene implied.

Perhaps the most famous impressionist , who came slightly later was Van Gogh. Certainly the art world loves him but im still not a fan.

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For today though, the big news is this:


Some historian guy from Italy says he has found the grave of the woman from Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting. You know the one, its quite popular, although i personally dont think its his best work. Lets get back on track...Apparently records say she died in 1542 at the ripe old age of 63, and was burried in a convent in Florence.

Whats her last name i hear you cry! Is it Smiley as the painting suggests in my mind?


No, it was Gherardini, as in Lisa Gherardini.

According to the reasearch of this historian (and i should note his name is Mr Pallanti) she dies a widdow and was ill when she died. The whole parrish turned out for her funeral, which must mean she was popular. Now i know that Leonardo worked for many well of families and did all kinds of creative things. He was a genius after all. So i woudlnt be surprised if he painted this for her, or her familiy, because she was well off, and famous already. I dont think the painting made her famous at the time.



As for why she was smiling, everyone has there own views, one of my friends from art college certainly did, but this is too rude to share. Personally i think she was smilling because she was having her portrait painted. I mean thats what you do isnt it under such circumstances.



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