Matthew Wong : blue view / edited by Julian Cox with Nancy Spector, Winnie Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spector, Nancy, author.

Wong, Winnie, 1978- author.

Contributor:

Cox, Julian, editor, author.

Art Gallery of Ontario, host institution, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wong, Matthew, 1984-2019--Exhibitions.

Wong, Matthew.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

152 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm

Distribution:

New York, NY : Available through Artbook/D.A.P.

Other Title:

Blue view

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Art Gallery of Ontario ; New York, NY : DelMonico Books, 2021.

Summary:

Over the course of his brief career, Matthew Wong was celebrated for his paintings evoking diverse historical references ranging from Chinese scroll painting to Van Gogh and Vuillard. His colorful, dappled vignettes of imaginary landscapes and half-remembered interiors have the uncanny ability to, in his words, "activate nostalgia, both personal and collective." This first museum publication features more than 60 of Wong's deeply evocative blue paintings, of intimate interior scenes and luscious nocturnal landscapes, from his Blue Series made between 2017 and 2019. Wong's Blue Series paintings are notable for their saturated and richly varied blue palette and pervasive sense of melancholy, enhanced by solitary figures. The striking compositions reflect Wong's technique of flattening the depth of space between the foreground and background with deft combinations of wet and dry brushwork. From monumental oils on canvas to smaller gouache and watercolor paintings, this body of work reveals Wong's intimate and intense meditations on blue that is, as essayist Nancy Spector writes, "as much a mood as it is a color." With an introduction by Julian Cox, essays by Spector and Winnie Wong, and a chronology, this publication brings together scholarly voices to provide fresh insight and perspective on Wong's work and his short-lived but exceptionally brilliant career. Exhibition: Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada (13.08.2021-18.04.2022).

Notes:

This volume accompanies Matthew Wong: Blue View, an exhibition of work held at the Art Gallery of Ontario from August 14, 2021 to April 18, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Container of: Wong, Matthew, 1984-2019. Paintings. Selections.

ISBN:

9781988788173

198878817X

9781636810157

1636810152

OCLC:

1255877882