Paul Mathey
WORKS // INFO // BIOGRAPHY // EXHIBITIONS
WORKS
Paul Mathey | Pfingstrosen | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 140 x 100 cm
Paul Mathey | Vase Nautilus | 2021 | Öl auf Leinwand | 120 x 120 cm
Paul Mathey | Rittersporn | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 150 x 120 cm
Paul Mathey | Kissen IV 2tlg. | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 200 x 200 cm
Paul Mathey | Marokkanische Feigen | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 150 x 120 cm
Paul Mathey | Kleiner schwarzer Krug | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 80 x 60 cm
Paul Mathey | Wiesenstück | 2019 | Öl auf Leinwand | 90 x 130 cm
Paul Mathey | Drei Kerzen | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 30 x 40 cm
Paul Mathey | Rote Box | 2020 | Öl auf Leinwand | 60 x 70 cm
Paul Mathey | Disteln | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 70 x 100 cm
Paul Mathey | Drei Töpfe | 2021 | Öl auf Leinwand | 30 x 120 cm
Paul Mathey | Orangen | 2021 | Öl auf Leinwand | 60 x 80 cm
Paul Mathey | Weisser Krug | 2021 | Öl auf Leinwand | 50 x 60 cm
Paul Mathey | Zwei Glasvasen | 2022 | Öl auf Leinwand | 100 x 140 cm
ARTIST
Paul Mathey
The art of simplicity – Can silence be staged?
Everyday objects can be found in Paul Mathey’s paintings – a vase, fruits,
a glass, usually on a plain background. Through the stage-like staging, the spatiality is deliberately suspended and the focus is directed to the object. These are trivialities, things that one encounters every day, to which one otherwise pays little attention. Taken out of their conventional context, they now form the main motifs of the representation. With precise observation he reproduces what he sees. In doing so, Paul Mathey proceeds with a meticulous thoroughness whose product is impressive in its realism. One finds no narrative, no expectation, no intensity – only the objects we encounter in their simplicity.
We are thrown back on the close observation and can let our eyes rest on one thing without already being distracted by the next. No overloading, only the enjoyment of the moment. The beauty of the current moment can be experienced through this. In their simplicity, the objects represent vehicles,
which put us in a contemplative state. We are exclusively thrown back on our personal sensation.
In his works, Paul Mathey stages a moment of pause and silence.
Sina Herrmann
Art historian MA
BIOGRAPHY
1950
born in Merzig / Saar
1966 – 79
Training and practice as a display designer
1974
Relocation to Frankfurt am Main
1979
Admission to the Academy of Fine Arts, Städelschule with Prof. Thomas Bayrle, Peter Klasen and Prof. Johannes Schreiter
1984
Study visit to Turkey
1985
Opening of the studio in Frankfurt and since then working as a freelance artist
1992
Study visit to the People’s Republic of China
1998
Opening of the studio for porcelain painting
2004
2nd chairman of the professional association of applied arts Saar
2006
1st chairman of the professional association of applied arts Saar
2015
Open Studio Frankfurt
Lives and works in Frankfurt am Main
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020s
2022
“IN BLOOM”, Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt (Gruppenausstellung)
“MALEREI”, Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt (mit Cveta Markova und Angel Peychinov)
SELECTION
Seit 1999 Teilnahme an den Internationalen Frankfurter Messen Ambiente und Tendence
Teilnahme an der 10. Salon Décoration et Jardin in Monte Carlo, Monaco
2000 Teilnahme an der kunstKöln
2001 Teilnahme an der kunstKöln,
„One Artist Show“ ART-Frankfurt
2003 ART-Frankfurt