{"id":13136,"date":"2022-12-13T17:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=13136"},"modified":"2023-01-24T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:33:05","slug":"chason-matthams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/chason-matthams\/","title":{"rendered":"Chason Matthams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_274\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13136-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/ChasonMatthams.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/ChasonMatthams.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/ChasonMatthams.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13199 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=345%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=696%2C522&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?resize=1068%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_5014_20220502_175130-1.jpg?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/magentaplains.com\/artists\/chason-matthams\">Chason Matthams&#8217;<\/a> focus is on capturing the ephemeral experience of consciousness and pointing to its fragmentary nature. While at first glance his paintings seem to be contemplative experiments in mimesis, prolonged looking reveals threatening undertones. Matthams\u2019 employs specific combinations of colors, angles of perspective, and exhaustive detail to anthropomorphize each of his subjects, rendering them just barely sinister. Flitting between mechanical and organic objects, Matthams\u2019 exacting brushwork is the connective thread leading our eye through every sumptuous detail.<\/p>\n<p>Matthams graduated with a BFA in Fine Art from New York University in 2004 and an MFA from New York University in 2012. Previous solo exhibitions include <i>Glimpse<\/i><i>, <\/i>Magenta Plains, New York, NY (2022), <em>A Hell for Rainbows<\/em>, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY (2019);\u00a0<em>Advances, None Miraculous<\/em>, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY (2015); and Tyler Wood Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2019, 2013). He was included in\u00a0<em>Blossom<\/em>, a three person exhibition with Ted Pim and Marisa Takal organized by the Tong Art Advisory at the Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen, CN (2021); and his work was included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artforum.com\/print\/202003\/portfolio-chason-matthams-82221\">Artforum\u2019s \u201cPortfolios\u201d feature<\/a> in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Previous group exhibitions include\u00a0<em>Stockholm Sessions<\/em>\u00a0at Carl Kosty\u00e1l, Stockholm, Sweden (2021);\u00a0<em>Nature Morte<\/em>\u00a0at The Hole, New York, NY (2021); Cynthia Daignault\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Certainty of Others<\/em>, Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY (2017);\u00a0<em>L\u2019IM_MAGE_N<\/em>, Ashes\/Ashes, New York, NY (2017);\u00a0<em>Break Out<\/em>, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric de Goldschmidt Collection, Brussels, Belgium (2015); and\u00a0<em>Beyond the Pale<\/em>, Interstate, Brooklyn, NY (2014).<\/p>\n<p>The book mentioned at the end of the interview is <i>The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, <\/i>a 2009 book written by psychiatrist <a title=\"Iain McGilchrist\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iain_McGilchrist\">Iain McGilchrist<\/a>\u00a0that deals with the specialist\u00a0<a title=\"Lateralization of brain function\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lateralization_of_brain_function\">hemispheric functioning<\/a> of the brain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13200\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=696%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=696%2C557&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?resize=1068%2C854&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_010.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chason Matthams, Corsage (aqua, blue, pink), 2022, Oil on linen over panel, 24 x 30 in., 61 x 76.2 cm. Courtesy the artist and Magenta Plains, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13201\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=696%2C810&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=880%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=768%2C893&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=1320%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=1760%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=696%2C810&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?resize=1068%2C1242&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_018.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chason Matthams, Untitled (RED, Sebastian rig &#8211; slider), 2021, Oil on panel, 72 x 60 in., 182.9 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy the artist and Magenta Plains, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13202\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=696%2C843&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=845%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 845w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=768%2C931&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=1268%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=1690%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=696%2C843&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?resize=1068%2C1294&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CM_011.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chason Matthams, Untitled (Fuji GX680, orange\/purple), 2022, Oil on linen over panel, 36 x 29 in., 91.4 x 73.7 cm. Courtesy the artist and Magenta Plains, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/ChasonMatthams.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listChason Matthams&#8217; focus is on capturing the ephemeral experience of consciousness and pointing to its fragmentary nature. While at first glance his paintings seem to be contemplative experiments in mimesis, prolonged looking reveals threatening undertones. 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