Matthew Hansel

(Born) 1977 in Front Royal, VA USA
(Based) Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY USA
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Influenced by the Dutch Masters such as Hieronymus Bosch and William Kalf, Matthew Hansel’s paintings create worlds of heaven and hell, remixing art styles and exotic ideas from the depths of his unbridled imagination. Universes imagined by Hansel attract and repel in equal measure as they blend amazing oil painting skills with the irrational mind. Letting himself be seduced by his demons, Hansel creates artworks that allow us to safely contemplate things that normally scare or disgust us, like death and monsters, while also considering what is contemporary about these vintage uglies. The artist’s career began with recreating Dutch master paintings for movie sets, and this experience continues to influence his work as his paintings all act as an homage to art history. Hansel describes himself as a child of the change from an analog to a digital world, and his oeuvre serves as a visual consequence of this development.

Matthew Hansel had solo presentations at The Hole, New York, NY USA; PM/AM, London, UK; Waserman Projects, Detroit, MI USA; Yuka Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan, among others. Group presentations include the Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China; Rolando Anselmi, Rome, Italy; Nino Mier Gallery, New York, NY USA; Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel; Lee Eugean Gallery, Seoul, Korea; Galerie Droste, Düsseldorf, Germany; Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY USA; Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY USA; Gagosian Gallery, Athens, Greece.

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  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, Bring Your Head To Rest On Mine — But Cry Not On My Shoulder — For Now Our Hearts Are Humble — But Together They Grow Bolder
  • Matthew Hansel, All Tied Up In Forget-Me-Knots
  • Matthew Hansel, An Affair In Two Parts — With A Brief Intermission
  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, A Midnight Vigil Everlasting
  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, Judge One’s Soul By The Demons It Keeps — Judge One’s Bed By The Number It Sleeps
  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, Such A Sleep They Have, The Ones We Love - So Peaceful In Their Worlds Unknown
  • Matthew Hansel, Me, My Shadow and All of Our Friends
  • Matthew Hansel, When You Live In The Shadows You Can’t See Your Neighbors
  • Matthew Hansel, A Monument To Those Who Stand On Shaky Ground
  • Piggy Back Ride
  • Matthew Hansel, The Soloist
  • Matthew Hansel, Piggy Back — Final Walk Through — Descending Dance
  • Matthew Hansel, A Strange Wind
  • Matthew Hansel, The Final Walk Through
  • Giants
  • Giants
  • Matthew Hansel, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
  • Matthew Hansel, A World To Which We Belong But Cannot Enter
  • Matthew Hansel, Detail - A World To Which We Belong But Cannot Enter
  • Matthew Hansel, You Don't Have To Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)
  • Matthew Hansel, We Are But Souls Who Dwell Within Our Dust
  • Matthew Hansel, Detail - We Are But Souls Who Dwell Within Our Dust
  • Matthew Hansel, That Which You Seek Rarely Comes in the Form You Expect
  • Matthew Hansel, Detail - That Which You Seek Rarely Comes in the Form You Expect
  • Matthew Hansel, Dump The Wine Into The Thames And Mix It With The Silt Pull The Pedals From The Stems Before The Flowers Wilt
  • Matthew Hansel, The Finer Things In Life Are Free But You’ll Pay Dearly For The Rest

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Book signing: Cornelia Baltes & Matthew Hansel

17.05.202417.05.24

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