Matthias Meyer: Ponds and Blossoms

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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