MATT COLLISHAW British, b. 1966
Overview
A member of yBa (Young British Artists) that spearheads British contemporary art, Mat Collishaw mainly takes inspiration from nature, mythology, and media, and recreates it with various media such as sculpture, photography, and media, dealing with themes of ‘expression’ and ‘fantasy’ in his own unique way.
He started to be known as a major artist of the yBa group after creating a sensation with his work <Bullet Hole> (1988) at the 1988 exhibition Freeze organized by Damien Hirst (1965- ). The work, which creates the illusion of a bullet in a person's head, is currently in the collection of the Museum of Old and New Art in Australia. Each of his works has attracted the attention of the art world, and his works are in the collections of various art institutes around the world, including Centre Pompidou in Paris, Scottish National Gallery, and SFMOMA.
Mat Collishaw has a reputation as an artist who still creates sensation, holding solo exhibitions at renowned art institutions including Benaki Museum in Athens (2010), the V&A Museum in London (2010, 2012), MAD in New York (2011), Yapi Kredi Kultur in Istanbul (2018), and Royal Museums Greenwich in London (2018).
맷 컬리쇼는 영국 현대미술을 이끄는 yBa(Young British Artists)의 멤버로 주로 자연, 신화, 미디어에서 영감을 받아 조각, 사진, 미디어 등 다양한 매체로 재창조해 내며 그만의 독창적인 방식으로 “표현”과 ”환상”의 주제를 다루고 있는 예술가이다.
맷 컬리쇼는 데미안 허스트(1965-)가 기획한 1988년 프리즈에서 그의 작품 <Bullet Hole> (1988)로 센세이션을 일으킨 후, yBa 그룹의 주요 아티스트로 이름을 알리기 시작했다. 마치 사람 머리에 총알이 박혀 있는 듯한 착시를 불러일으키는 이 작품은 현재 호주 신구박물관에 소장 중이며, 그가 발표한 작품마다 미술계의 주목을 받아 파리 퐁피두센터, 스코틀랜드 국립 미술관, 샌프란시스코 현대미술관 등 전 세계 다양한 미술관에 그의 작품이 소장되어 있다.
맷 컬리쇼는 아테네 베나키 미술관(2010), 런던 빅토리아 앨버트 박물관(2010, 2012), 뉴욕 아트디자인 박물관(2011), 이스탄불 야피 아트센터(2018), 런던 왕립 그리니치 박물관(2018) 등 해외 유수 예술 기관에서 개인 전을 선보이며 여전히 센세이션을 일으키는 예술가로 명성이 자자하다.
Exhibitions
News
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MAT COLLISHAW- AI plants put the shock back into British art
The Guardian October 20, 2023The artist gleefully tricks us with his digital creepers, disappearing oak trees and blossoming flowers made with AI. The message? Nature will have its revenge...Read more -
Mat Collishaw: The Captivating Enigmas of Aesthetic Allure and Dark Intrigue
Art Plugged May 17, 2023British visual artist Mat Collishaw ‘s practice represents a sublime synergy of technological skill and conceptual depth within the spectrum of artistic brilliance. A luminary...Read more -
Mat Collishaw, The Machine Zone
Art Fairs February 25, 2022Mat Collishaw is one of the most significant and compelling artists in contemporary British art. With an early foundation at Goldsmiths College, Collishaw formed part...Read more -
Mat Collishaw transforms suburban underpass into eerie echolocation film space
The Art Newspaper April 14, 2021At a time when public sculpture is being challenged and toppled, Mat Collishaw’s first permanent outdoor public artwork in the UK offers new ways to...Read more -
Echolocation
PORT April 14, 2021Bio sonar, or echolocation, is a hidden means used by several species to navigate space. Dolphins, wales and bats bounce sounds off objects, listening to...Read more -
Mat Collishaw, the man who turned a church in Surrey into a work of art
TIMES April 8, 2021 Read more -
MAT COLLISHAW AT LAKESIDE ARTS
IMPACT April 5, 2020Rachel reflects on her experience attending a lecture by artist Mat Collishaw and previewing his exhibition at Lakeside Arts. Push aside a thick, black curtain,...Read more -
MAT COLLISHAW CHALLENGES PERSPECTIVES ON FAITH WITH NEW INSTALLATION AT USHAW
FAD Magazine August 9, 2019 Read more -
An interview with Mat Collishaw
Royal Museums Greenwich October 3, 2018Mat Collishaw's Mask of Youth is a animatronic portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as she might have looked when sitting for the Armada portrait. The...Read more -
The Mask of Youth review – Mat Collishaw's spooky audience with the Virgin Queen
The Guardian October 2, 2018T he eyes of the latest portrait of Queen Elizabeth I follow you around the room. No, they really do. Mat Collishaw, the former Young...Read more