MATTHIAS MEYER Ponds and Blossoms
MATTHIAS MEYER Ponds and Blossoms May 22 - June 27, 20201
CAROL CORE Y FINE ART
While the natural world plays a profound role in Meyer’s work, he maintains a delicate balance in its portrayal between realism and abstraction. Within that world, water is the subject of inquiry – lakes, ponds, waterfalls, and often the plant life they contain. Both mysterious and revealing, the water’s surface reflects its surroundings and simultaneously offers a glimpse into a realm below. Enigmatic, distorted images of decomposing tree trunks emerge from the depths, while reeds, water lilies and grasses thrive above. These organic forms converge to form a dynamic ecosystem, nature’s cycle of life, death and regeneration.
Meyer’s painting method emulates the properties of water itself; diluted oil paint runs and falls across the canvas, investing the medium with the transparency and ephemeral qualities of watercolor. Meyer’s approach is not to literally depict his subject matter, but to transform its elements, interweaving images into rich, magical, dreamlike environments filled with the perception of water, light and color.
grünes Wasser, 2021 oil on linen, 35 3/8 x 43 1/4 in (90 x 110 cm)
Green Waterlilies, 2021 oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in (100 x 100 cm)
Blue Pond, 2021 oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in (100 x 100 cm)
Waterlilies, 2018 oil on linen, 23 5/8 x 27 1/2 in (60 x 70 cm)
Pfingstsee, 2020 oil on linen, 39 3/8 x 78 3/4 in (100 x 200 cm)
Baikal, 2017 oil on linen, 43 1/4 x 55 1/8 in (110 x 140 cm)
Rosen, 2018 oil on linen, 55 1/8 x 51 1/8 in (140 x 130 cm)
Untitled, 2019 oil on mylar, 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in (30 x 25 cm)
Untitled, 2019 oil on mylar, 11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in (30 x 23 cm)
Untitled, 2020 oil on mylar, 7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in (18 x 27 cm)
Untitled, 2020 oil on mylar, 7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in (20 x 27 cm)
Untitled, 2020 oil on mylar, 9 7/8 x 13 3/8 in (25 x 34 cm)
BIOGRAPHY 1969
Born in Göttingen, Germany
Spring, Danese Corey, New York, NY
Lives and works in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
New Paintings, Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tiefe Wasser (Deep Waters), Rosenhang Museum, Weilburg, Germany
2017
Matthias Meyer. Gläserner Tag, Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (Cat.)
Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters, Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Francfort / Main, Germany
2016
Fensterbilder, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
A Distant River, Danese Corey, New York, NY (Cat.)
2015
Drawings, Caso, Osaka, Japan
EDUCATION AND AWARDS: 1991-94 Studied with Prof. Gerhard Richter, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany 1994
Named Master Student by Gerhard Richter
1994
Guest student, Chelsea College of Art, London, England
1994-95 Studied with Prof. Dieter Krieg, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany 1993
Travel scholarship, Kunstakademie
1994
Max Ernst Award, Brühl, Germany
1995
Award winner Germany, SBC European Art Competition, Schweizerischer Bankverein, London, England
New Drawings / Horizontal Paintings, Kyoto Galerie Weissraum, Japan
2014
Insomnia, Kunstverein Leverkusen, Schloss Morsbroich, Germany (Cat.)
In der Ferne so nah, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
Matthias Meyer, Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Francfort / Main, Germany
2013
Wetland, Danese, New York, NY
2012
Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Francfort / Main, Germany
Düsseldorf, Germany
2007, 11 Lecturer, Kunstakademie Bad Reichenhall, Germany 2015
Trustee Program EHF 2010, KonradAdenauer Foundation
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2021
Ponds and Blossoms, Carol Corey Fine Art, Kent, CT
2020
Atropa, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
On What is really seen, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany (Cat.)
2011
2019
Silent Water, Danese Corey, New York, NY
On What is really seen, Kunstverein Duisburg, Germany (Cat.)
2018
Arcadia, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
2010
Into the Deep, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany (Cat.)
2009
The Ornament of Beauty is suspect, Danese, New York, NY (Cat.)
2017
Bild & Bildnis, curated by: Peter Withof, Kunstverein Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany
2007
Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
2016
salondergegenwart, Hamburg
Water Paintings, Danese, New York, NY (Cat.)
2015
Land & Sea, Danese/Corey Gallery, New York, NY
Maha Kumbh Mela, Junge Kunst e. V., Wolfsburg, Germany (Cat.)
2014
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bielefeld Contemporary. Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Bielefelder Privatsammlungen, curated by Thomas Thiel, Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld, Germany
2005
Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
2004
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Konstruktives Widersprechen, Sammlung Alison und Peter Klein, Nussdorf, Germany
2003
Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
Galerija Contra, Koper, Slovenia
2002
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Das flüssige Element - Seestücke des 17. und 21. Jahrhunderts, SØR, Rusche Sammlung Oelde/ Berlin in Kooperation mit dem Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop
2012
1996
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Megacool 4.0, Künstlerhaus k/haus, Vienna, Austria
1994
Max Ernst Stipendium, Galerie am Schloss, Brühl, Germany
Die große Kunstausstellung NRW, Museum Kustpalast, Dusseldorf, Germany
Alles Wasser, SØR Rusche Collection, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany
2011
In the Presence of Light, Danese, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2020
Abstraction: Hot and cool, Danese/Corey, New York, NY
Works on Paper II, Danese, New York, NY (catalogue)
2019
Horizon, Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany
Unlängst im Wald, Zentrale der Bayerischen Staatsforsten, Regensburg, Germany
2018
Kunsthalle Hense, Gescher, Germany
2010
20 Jahre Kunstverein Münsterland, Kunstverein Münsterland, Coesfeld, Germany
Works on Paper, Danese, New York, NY (catalogue)
Emschergold, Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten, Germany
inter-cool 3.0, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund, Germany (catalogue)
Vielen Dank für die Blumen (Thank You for the Flowers), Beck & Eggeling, Düsseldorf, Germany
Ruhrbiennale 2010, Duisburg, Germany, (catalogue)
Seoul on my Mind, Koreanisches
2009
Garden Variety, Danese, New York, NY
2008
Pures Wasser: Elementares Motiv der Gegenwartskunst, Kunstverein Villa Streccius Landau, Landau, Germany, (catalogue)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Landschaft entdecken, Kunstsammlung Gera, Germany (catalogue)
2007
Palisadenparenchym, Danese, New York, NY
Matthias Meyer: INSOMNIA, Leverkusen: Kunstverein Leverkusen Schloss Morsbroich, 2014.
2006
Inner Space/Outer Limits: The Vern Collective, Walker´s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Kedmey, Karen. “In Matthias Meyer’s Canvases, Paint Masquerades as Water,” Artsy.com, January 7, 2016.
Kohler, Michael. “Matthias Meyer: Stille Wasser, tiefe Wasser, in Art, Das Kunstmagazin, April 2012, p. 64. Sonna, Birgit, foreward, and texts by Sandra Dichtl and Jürgen Schilling. On what Is Really Seen. Munich: Galerie Andreas Binder, 2011.
Architecture and Landscape, The Flat at Villa Noris, Verona, Italy
2004
Realismus? Landschaft zwischen Wirklichkeit und Konstruktion, Kunstraum, DrochtersenHüll, Germany
2003
Lebt und arbeitet in.,, Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany (catalogue)
Oppenheim, Sal Jr. & Cie Luxembourg S. A., eds. 10 Jahre Sammlun Sal. Oppenheim 10 Years Collection, Luxemburg 2007.
2002
Jahresgaben 2002, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover (catalogue)
Köppe, Harald, ed. “Interview with Matthias Meyer” in Kulturkanal, no. 12/2004, Munich 2004.
1999
Moerser Kunstpreis (Moerser Art Award), Städtische Galerie Peschkenhaus, Moers, Germany
Haenlein, Dr. Carl, ed. Jahresgaben 2002/03, Hannover: Kestner Gesellschaft, 2002.
1998
Sklizen II, Manes Museum, Prague, Czech Republic (catalogue)
Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg. “Lebt und arbeitet in...,” Aktuelle Positionen au dem Ruhrgebiet, Aschaffenburg, 2003.
1995
SBC European Art Competition, Smith´s Gallery, London, England (catalogue)
Haenlein, Carl, ed., Jahresgaben 2002/03. kestnergesellschaft, Hanover.
Richard, Birgit. Heinz-Hermann Krüger, eds. inter-cool 3.0 – Jugend Bild Medien. Ein Kompendium zur aktuellen Jugendkulturforschung, Munich 2010.
Denniger-Schreuder, Caroline. Schilders van Amsterdam vier eeuwen stadsgezichten. Amsterdam: Thoth, 2000. Kulturstiftung Sparkasse Moers, ed., Malerei, Moerser Kunstpreis 1999, Moers, 1999. Galerie Hof & Huyser (Hrsg. ed.), Matthias Meyer, Amsterdam, 1999. Cihakova-Noshiro, Vlasta, ed.. Sklizen II – Harvest II. Prague, 1998. Hütte, Friedhelm. Contemporary Art at Deutsche Bank. London/Ostfildern: Cantz, 1996.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: Akzo Nobel, Arnheim, Germany Chaswil Ltd., Houston Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany DLD, Houston, TX Dresdner Bank, Munich, Germany Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, NJ Eneco Energie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Hypo Bank, Munich, Germany Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany Sammlung BOB, Berlin, Germany Sammlung Sal. Oppenheim, Cologne, Germany Schweizerischer Bankverein, London, England Sullivan and Cromwell, New York UBS, London UBS Financial Services, New York, NY Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany WWK, Munich, Germany
Published in conjunction with the exhibition: Matthias Meyer: Ponds and Blossoms Carol Corey Fine Art, Kent, CT Cover: Detail of Waterlilies, 2018 Page 2: Detail of grünes Wasser, 2021 Portrait of the aritst by Giorgio Morra Works of art © 2017-2021 Matthias Meyer Catalogue © 2021 Carol Corey Fine Art, PO Box 211, 12 Old Barn Road, Kent, CT 06757
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