VIEW IN MY ROOM
7 Reece Mews Painting
Canada
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 91.3 W x 67.3 H x 2.4 D in
About The Artwork
Francis Bacon has influenced and faithfully accompanied me throughout my career. Like a talisman, he is for me an endless source of inspiration, standing as a bulwark against all doubt. What I would give to be able to visit him in his studio at 7 Reece Mews in London. Yet that is precisely one of the functions of art: to open up spaces for imaginative leaps into fantasies. I painted myself into his studio, adding other great artists—without regard for chronological possibility—Cezanne, Giacometti and Rembrandt. At first glance, the painting pays homage to the great masters and the craft of painting. However, to remind the viewer that I am the visitor and painter of this fantasy, I positioned my reflection in a mirror at the back of the room. As if I were the model they are all about to paint, the work is a playful wink to Vélasquez’s Ménines, representing a self-portrait within a group portrait that blurs the boundary between painter and model, looking and being seen, self and community, personal vision and artistic inheritances.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:91.3 W x 67.3 H x 2.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Canada
Born in 1982 in Laval, Quebec (Canada), Mathieu Laca's work is professionally exhibited for the first time at the age of 17 at the Maison des Arts de Laval. In 2002, he is awarded the City of Laval Culture Prize and is selected by painter Marc Seguin to showcase his work in the group exhibition, Generation Montreal, featuring some of the most talented young artists from Montreal. In 2005, he graduates from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. By 2010, Laca is featured in a number of solo exhibitions, including Quebec City's L'espace contemporain. His work is held in public and private art collections across Canada, the United States, China, Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway, Spain, Germany and Israel. Laca lives and works in Laval, Quebec.
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