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MATTHEW WONG

MATTHEW WONG

b. 1984, Canada
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Matthew Wong Biography

Matthew Wong (1984, Toronto, Canada; 2019, Edmonton, Canada) was a self-taught Canadian artist whose vibrant landscapes evoke the spirit of Post-Impressionist painters like Vincent van Gogh and Paul Sérusier. With his signature style, Wong synthesised forms, bold colours, and mystical themes, creating rich, evocative scenes that often convey a melancholic yearning. Wong’s artworks are visual poems that speak to the subjectivity of colour and the power of universal archetypes. In his landscapes, nature is the chief protagonist, animated with a vitality that transcends time and space. Through bold strokes of colour and the sparest of details, Wong creates scenes that resonate with melancholic tenderness and humour, conveying the ineffable states of being that inhabit the human experience.

Wong’s work is held in notable public collections across the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Aïshti Foundation, Beirut; Esteé Lauder Collection, New York; Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario.

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Wong reverses the 20th-century realist's vantage point, positioning viewers from the perspective of the portrayed as opposed to that of the observer.
Matthew Wong's Solitude and Longing in New York
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Orange Twilight by Matthew Wong contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Matthew Wong Orange Twilight, 2018 Gouache and watercolor on paper
45.7 x 61 cm
52.1 x 67.3 cm (incl frame) Karma Request Price & Availability

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MASSIMODECARLO contemporary art gallery in Milan Italy
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Phillips Evening Sale in New York Garners 54m
News Phillips' Evening Sale in New York Garners $54m Elaine YJ Zheng The sale fell short of its estimate with a Basquiat painting estimated at between U.S. $10 million and $15 million not finding a buyer.
Van Gogh May Have Met His Match with Matthew Wong
Opinion Van Gogh May Have Met His Match with Matthew Wong The poignant resemblance between Chinese‑Canadian artist and the Dutch Modernist is bittersweet, and now memorialised in a retrospective at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Matthew Wongs Solitude and Longing in New York
Spotlight Matthew Wong's Solitude and Longing in New York Vivian Chui Matthew Wong described his paintings as portrayals of personal and universal nostalgia.
Matthew Wong Auction and Exhibition Highlights in New York
Opinion Matthew Wong Auction and Exhibition Highlights in New York Rory Mitchell Acrylic paintings by the late Matthew Wong feature at Cheim & Read, while another of the artist’s paintings will be offered at Sotheby’s.
Who Are the Top Young Artists at Auction in 2021
Opinion Who Are the Top Young Artists at Auction in 2021?⁠⁠ Rory Mitchell The first half of 2021 has seen great results at auction for young emerging stars with five artists—born after 1980—bringing in over $5M each at auction. ⁠⁠
Who Are the Top Young Artists at Auction in 2021
News Who Are the Top Young Artists at Auction in 2021? Sam Gaskin One has already brought in over US $30 million at auction this year.
Matthew Wongs Unseen Ink Drawings Debut at Cheim Read
Spotlight Matthew Wong’s Unseen Ink Drawings Debut at Cheim & Read Laurie Barron The market for Matthew Wong’s lucid paintings has reached stratospheric heights.
Salman Toor Goes Stratospheric at Sothebys Hong Kong Auction
News Salman Toor Goes Stratospheric at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction Sam Gaskin Prices for Hong Kong artist Matthew Wong also continued their ascent, exceeding the high estimate several times over.

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