Matthew King: The Drapery Falls

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Matthew King presents his first solo exhibition "The Drapery Falls" is a collection of paintings illustrating fragments of a journey taken in the dark. Reflecting on a descent, a nekyia…

"The Nekyia is no aimless or destructive fall into the abyss, but a meaningful katabasis." – Carl Jung, Analytical Psychology

Caught in the undertow urges are transformed to images as compositions emerge from a void. Formed in the liminal space between conscious and unconscious thought. Processing the psychodrama of the human heart. The dialectic battleground between light and dark. Love and hate. Hope and fear. Beauty and horror. Life and Death.

"I can't go on. I'll go on" – Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable

Matthew King is a fine artist primarily concerned with exploring the human condition depicted in paintings and drawings. The images produced are often enigmatic with a focus on the figurative form either physically or metaphorically. His visual language is influenced by the tradition of oil painting notably the likes of Caravaggio, Goya, Rothko, Bacon and Currie infused with personal experiences. He is based in Worthing and since studying fine art at Northbrook College has continued to exhibit, winning the Piran Strange Young Artist prize in 2010.

Instagram: @thewatchingartist