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Rosenbaum Contemporary Exhibits Works by Roberto Matta and his daughter Federica Matta
Roberto Matta, Untitled, 1990s, oil on canvas, 59 5/8” x 80 3/8.” © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Mark Waldhauser. Courtesy Pace Gallery.
By Raisa Clavijo
“Two Generations,” a major exhibition of the works of the Latin American master Roberto Matta alongside his daughter-author, painter and sculptor Federica, opens at the Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery in Boca Raton at the end of March. This novel exhibition will not only study the works of this father and daughter side by side but also reflect on the intimate affective and intellectual relationship between the two of them.
An architect, painter, and poet, Matta is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. After completing his studies in architecture, he left his native Chile to travel through Europe and expose himself to new experiences. In Madrid, he met Federico García Lorca, Salvador Dalí and Rafael Alberti, among other geniuses of modernism, who introduced him to André Breton, which led him to the universe of Surrealism and a close relationship with Yves Tanguy and Gordon Onslow-Ford. Soon thereafter, surrealist automatism became intrinsic to his work, and zoomorphic and anthropomorphic references, vortices, transparencies, opacities, machines, and fantastic beings became part of his creations, representing an entire cosmic voyage that he called “psychological morphologies.”
Roberto Matta, Il proprio corno mio, 1980, oil on canvas, 76 ¾” x 80 5/8.” © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Mark Waldhauser. Courtesy Pace Gallery.
Thus, the composition of his works experienced a profound formal and conceptual transmutation based on a Freudian interpretation of the human and cosmic aspects of the world. Live beings and scenes became interwoven in his compositions, and those disquieting “innerscapes” proposed a way to explore the dynamism of the subconscious and the surface of the canvas that years later would surprise the artists of the New York School. In addition, the work he created during the 1940s anticipated many of the innovations of Abstract Expressionism and influenced numerous artists of that movement, including Arshile Gorky and Robert Motherwell.
Roberto Matta, La terre et ses oignons, 1994, oil on canvas, 108” x 82 1/8.” Courtesy of Rosenbaum Contemporary.
“Two Generations” features works from throughout Matta’s career, highlighting his contribution to the visual exploration of interior psychology as well as his professional growth in the period between wars. The important role of his “innerscapes” as metaphors for the mysteries of the human mind are also highlighted.
The exposition emphasizes how Matta’s unmistakable aesthetic, combining abstraction, figuration, and multidimensional spaces to create complex cosmic landscapes, has not only influenced 20th-century art but also permeated the thinking of his children, as Gordon Matta Clark, Pablo Echauren and Federica Matta have all followed their father’s footsteps into the art world.
Roberto Matta, Flux de psycho-espace, 1973, oil on canvas, 78 ¾” x 118 ¼.” Courtesy of Rosenbaum Contemporary.
Along with this selection of important works by Matta, a selection of sculptures and paintings on canvas and paper by Federica are also displayed. The author of several books, including some for children, her artworks have a close relationship with her literary work. She has illustrated her books with scenes that, like her paintings, offer a fluid and recognizable narrative. Federica presents a world rich in mythological creatures and fantastic personages that, like the work of her father, explore the intricacies of the human soul with precise discernment and a sense of humor, but at the same time with the simplicity and innocence that is characteristic of children. Federica shows through her work an audacious temperament and insatiable desire for experimentation, transcending her father’s artistic legacy in order to construct her own authentic discourse.
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Federica Matta, Lemanja, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 59 1/8” x 59 1/8.” Courtesy of Rosenbaum Contemporary.
Throughout her career, Federica Matta has created paintings, sculptures, engravings and objects as well as designed textiles and toys. She has exhibited her work throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas and created significant public art projects in France, Chile, Japan, and Portugal. Her oeuvre always seeks a close interaction with the public, and therefore many projects are accompanied by workshops through which spectators can participate in the creative act.
Federica Matta, Big Totem, 1998, acrylic on polyester resin, 34 1/8” x 19 ¾” x 19 ¾.” Courtesy of Rosenbaum Contemporary.
“Two Generations” proposes a dialogue between two different artists whose languages share a common foundation. Both have conceived of the creative act as an exercise in total surrender, experimentation and an infinite search for new avenues of expression.
Federica Matta, Les Multiplications, 2003, mixed media on canvas, 82 5/8” x 82 5/8.” Courtesy of Rosenbaum Contemporary.
“Two Generations” will open on March 28th, 2019, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm at Rosenbaum Contemporary. The exhibition will be on view through June 1st, 2019. Rosenbaum Contemporary is located at 150 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Fla. | www.rosenbaumcontemporary.com.
Raisa Clavijo is an art historian, critic, and curator based in Miami. She is the editor of ARTPULSE and ARTDISTRICTS magazines.
