Matthew Farrar

Through an apprenticeship straight from school, Matthew Farrar developed his relationship with the lens and made his new home in the dark rooms beneath the old victorian railway station in Brighton, England.

The relationship took an early twist as opportunities arose in his other love of music. His journey took him through many of the worlds greatest cities and the need to document his travels came to the fore, giving rise to a long awaited reunion with photography in it’s shiny new digital form.

His work is an insight into how the eyes feed his mind, the deconstruction of structure into patterns and geometric form.
A world of aesthetic values highlighted by shape and shadow, liquid and colour. We are granted access to perspectives that
may otherwise have been missed. His abstractions show a clear distinction from photojournalism in the artistic approach to his composition.
Minimalism, drawn and framed from the lure of colour and form, he cuts bold and striking segments from the pallet of all that is in front of him.
Through his travels, the artist takes every moment to document the world as it flashes past. The varied landscape of cultures, through time zones of tradition and method. He shows us that everything we see ...

Advanced Level Photography
Apprenticeship in commercial photography 1987-1989

RESTORATION HARDWARE
Residential Artist 2022-2023
Photography



ANNUAL HOLIDAY EXHIBITION. 2016
Saatchi Art Gallery, Santa Monica. California

LLOYDCREST ESTATE EXHIBITION.
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. 2016
https://www.saatchiart.com/shows/lloydcrest-estate

'UNICEF Next Generation Art Party'.
Los Angeles, California. 2015

SAATCHI ART AT WEST ELM. Group Show.
October 2015
In celebration of Saatchi Art's new partnership with West Elm, Los Angeles.
An exhibition of works by Los Angeles artists, curated by Hayley Miner, Director of Art Advisory to the Trade at Saatchi Art. 

PORTRAITS of SAVAGES
January 11th - 31st 2015
Rough Trade Gallery
New York

WHITE BALANCING Group Show
October 12th - 19th 2014
Los Angeles, Foundry Space.