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Portfolio with 8 etchings

Untitled (Truth & Beauty) by Matt Mullican is a portfolio of 8 etchings created in 2009, presented in a limited edition of 16. Each etching displays abstract linework that forms intricate, almost calligraphic compositions. The lines interweave and flow, creating a series of enigmatic, organic shapes that evoke notions of language, symbols, or even surreal landscapes. Mullican’s exploration in this series is reflective of his interest in the structures of meaning and representation. The title, “Truth & Beauty,” hints at the philosophical undertones of the portfolio, as each piece seems to challenge the viewer to decipher hidden truths within abstract beauty, blending the intellectual with the visually poetic.

Matt Mullican (USA, 1951) is a multidisciplinary artist known for his explorations of systems, symbols, and the human condition. His work spans drawing, installation, performance, and digital media, often creating fictional cosmologies and visual languages. Mullican’s practice bridges personal narratives with universal themes, challenging perceptions of reality and meaning.

Matt Mullican

Untitled (Truth & Beauty), 2009

Name: Untitled (Truth & Beauty), 2009
SKU: 3032
Price: 8500.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Portfolio with 8 etchings

Portfolio with 8 etchingsEtching is a technique where a design is created on a metal surface by using a strong acid or mordant to eat away the unprotected parts of the metal, leaving the desired pattern in relief (intaglio). In modern art and manufacturing, different chemicals may be used depending on the material being etched.

Edition

Edition of 16

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Portfolio with 8 etchings

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My cosmology is not American.
- Matt Mullican

Matt Mullican is an American artist from California. Mullican is one of many artists labeled as part of the Pictures Generation (1974 to 1984); thought to be the first generation saturated with the imagery of media symbols. He is best known for his practice of creating art while under hypnosis, and often for an audience. Matt Mullican has been pursuing this mode of creation since he started working with hypnosis in the 1970s. His own arsenal of pictographs, along with numbers, signs, symbols, letters, and free form automatic drawings comprise his visual vocabulary. He often works on bed sheets, large papers or even walls using black acrylic ink to draw or paint. Many who attend Matt Mullican's events discover that he has an inner self who he refers to as “that person”, who paints and writes spontaneously. Two representative works in Matt Mullican's style include: Untitled (Learning from that person’s work: city, red), 2009 and Untitled (Set of Four Signs), 1980. Matt Mullican, who earned a BFA degree from CalArts, has been a teacher and lecturer at The School of Visual Arts and Columbia University, New York; Chelsea College of Art and Design and The London Institute, England; and The Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.

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Untitled (Truth & Beauty), 2009

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