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Matteo Massagrande: Into the Light

Past exhibition
9 December 2020 - 27 February 2021
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Overview
Pergolato | 2020 | Oil and mixed media on board | 50 x 50 cm
Pergolato | 2020 | Oil and mixed media on board | 50 x 50 cm
Born in 1959 in Padua, Italy, Matteo Massagrande is a painter steeped in the history and tradition of figurative representation. A highly accomplished painter of empty domestic interiors, his sumptuously-rendered spaces evoke a powerful sense of human presence and the passage of time.

A classical heritage and deep knowledge of Renaissance masters informs his practice. He has a profound understanding of perspective. These paintings are not directly-observed recordings of actual spaces, but composites, deliberately assembled from particular references. He manipulates the rules of perspective to introduce subtle distortions and exaggerations that heighten the psychological impact of these scenes.

 

Massagrande's acute depiction of light and texture reveals scuffed and time-worn surfaces, cracked and decaying plaster, sagging ceilings and battered doors, partitions and window frames. The marks of time are on everything. This is all articulated in a rich colour palette, full of tonal variation and fine modulation of temperature. Each image explores vistas of inter-communicating rooms and passages. The tessellations of the tiled floors, reminiscent of the perspective grids of the Renaissance, lead out into a sun- drenched landscape. He paints the sky, sea and garden as idyllic destinations, beyond the walls of human habitation. We see tracks and pathways from the human interior to the external world. One room leads to another, there is always a way out, a route to the light.

 

The paintings are poignant documents of empty spaces, paradoxically full of the traces of human life. They glow, animated by the painter's sensitive and authoritative handling. His sites are alive, breathing, infused with lived experience.

 

Massagrande proposes a balance between melancholy and optimism. This principle of harmony extends across the entirety of his production, both the technical and conceptual. He has explicitly stated that he is searching for the harmony that underpins humanity and the possibility of regeneration through allegiance to the tenets of great art. These paintings express and bring that idea to life.

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Works
  • Adriatico, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 100 x 175 cm 39.4 x 68.9 in
    Adriatico, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    100 x 175 cm
    39.4 x 68.9 in
  • Alba, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 50 x 50 cm 19.7 x 19.7 in
    Alba, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    50 x 50 cm
    19.7 x 19.7 in
  • Alba al lago, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 120 x 110 cm 47.2 x 43.3 in
    Alba al lago, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    120 x 110 cm
    47.2 x 43.3 in
  • Balcone sul golfo , 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 150 x 150 cm 59.1 x 59.1 in
    Balcone sul golfo , 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    150 x 150 cm
    59.1 x 59.1 in
  • Bowling Green, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 150 x 100 cm 59.1 x 39.4 in
    Bowling Green, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    150 x 100 cm
    59.1 x 39.4 in
  • Casa sul Central Park, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 150 x 100 cm 59.1 x 39.4 in
    Casa sul Central Park, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    150 x 100 cm
    59.1 x 39.4 in
  • Dopo la colazione, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 33 x 23 cm 13 x 9.1 in
    Dopo la colazione, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    33 x 23 cm
    13 x 9.1 in
  • Matteo Massagrande, Foschia al mattino, 2020
    Matteo Massagrande, Foschia al mattino, 2020
  • Il colore del cielo, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 100 x 125 cm 39.4 x 49.2 in
    Il colore del cielo, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    100 x 125 cm
    39.4 x 49.2 in
  • Il grande platano, 2020 Oil on board 49 x 77 cm 19.3 x 30.3 in
    Il grande platano, 2020
    Oil on board
    49 x 77 cm
    19.3 x 30.3 in
  • Il parco, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 27 x 48 cm 10.6 x 18.9 in
    Il parco, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    27 x 48 cm
    10.6 x 18.9 in
  • Il pesco, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 80 x 100 cm 31.5 x 39.4 in
    Il pesco, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    80 x 100 cm
    31.5 x 39.4 in
  • Il profumo della resina, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 90 x 125 cm 35.4 x 49.2 in
    Il profumo della resina, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    90 x 125 cm
    35.4 x 49.2 in
  • La boccia, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 24 x 27 cm 9.5 x 10.6 in
    La boccia, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    24 x 27 cm
    9.5 x 10.6 in
  • La luce del lago, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 30 x 30 cm 11.8 x 11.8 in
    La luce del lago, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    30 x 30 cm
    11.8 x 11.8 in
  • La luce rosa , 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 50 x 50 cm 19.7 x 19.7 in
    La luce rosa , 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    50 x 50 cm
    19.7 x 19.7 in
  • La luna di febbraio, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 44 x 30 cm 17.3 x 11.8 in
    La luna di febbraio, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    44 x 30 cm
    17.3 x 11.8 in
  • La porta blu del mare, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 60 x 80 cm 23.6 x 31.5 in
    La porta blu del mare, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    60 x 80 cm
    23.6 x 31.5 in
  • La risacca, 2020 Oil on board 115 x 100 cm 45.3 x 39.4 in
    La risacca, 2020
    Oil on board
    115 x 100 cm
    45.3 x 39.4 in
  • La stanza irregolare, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 40 x 40 cm 15.8 x 15.8 in
    La stanza irregolare, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    40 x 40 cm
    15.8 x 15.8 in
  • Le quattro porte, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 45 x 76 cm 17.7 x 29.9 in
    Le quattro porte, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    45 x 76 cm
    17.7 x 29.9 in
  • Le tre finestre, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 30 x 30 cm 11.8 x 11.8 in
    Le tre finestre, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    30 x 30 cm
    11.8 x 11.8 in
  • Luce azzurra, 2020 Oil on board 30 x 30 cm 11.8 x 11.8 in
    Luce azzurra, 2020
    Oil on board
    30 x 30 cm
    11.8 x 11.8 in
  • New York, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 50 x 50 cm 19.7 x 19.7 in
    New York, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    50 x 50 cm
    19.7 x 19.7 in
  • Ovunque luce, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 27 x 24 cm 10.6 x 9.5 in
    Ovunque luce, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    27 x 24 cm
    10.6 x 9.5 in
  • Penombra, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 50 x 50 cm 19.7 x 19.7 in
    Penombra, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    50 x 50 cm
    19.7 x 19.7 in
  • Pergolato, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 50 x 50 cm 19.7 x 19.7 in
    Pergolato, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    50 x 50 cm
    19.7 x 19.7 in
  • Primo sole, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 60 x 80 cm 23.6 x 31.5 in
    Primo sole, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    60 x 80 cm
    23.6 x 31.5 in
  • Riflessi sulla porta, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 30 x 30 cm 11.8 x 11.8 in
    Riflessi sulla porta, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    30 x 30 cm
    11.8 x 11.8 in
  • Sambuco, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 70 x 80 cm 27.6 x 31.5 in
    Sambuco, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    70 x 80 cm
    27.6 x 31.5 in
  • Temporale, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 33 x 23 cm 13 x 9.1 in
    Temporale, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    33 x 23 cm
    13 x 9.1 in
  • Verso il mare, 2020 Oil and mixed media on board 30 x 30 cm 11.8 x 11.8 in
    Verso il mare, 2020
    Oil and mixed media on board
    30 x 30 cm
    11.8 x 11.8 in
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