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Portrait of the Heart
Oil on stretched linen.
80 x 100 cm
In the words of the artist:
“Portrait of the Heart” was originally titled, “Portrait of the Artistist Howard Hodgkin,” followed by still more earlier attempts to understand what I had painted. This painting marks the emergence from experimentation and imitation to a deliberate creation with personal style. I had been setting out to make imitations of Hodgkins work, attempting to develop an understanding of his visual language. “Portrait of the Heart” was the first painting from those experiments to culminate into something more than a copy.
“Portrait of the Heart”
depicts a tangled red muscle - an impossible knot – boxed within
the confines of a golden door. The deep blue space within the box
feels like a cold infinity of emptiness. The human heart emerges and
bears itself to the outside world, vulnerable and alien. A reminder
of the courage we should all hope to posses day to day.
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Matt Frock is co-owner of FROCK GALLERY along with partner Annelies Deltour. Matt’s art studio is on display in the back of the gallery. Visitors are invited to come have a look and see artworks in progress. Matt does not exhibit in the main viewing area of the gallery, however his latest works are always on display in the studio. To learn more about Matt’s work, scroll down or visit mattfrockart.com. Follow him @mattfrockart on Instagram and Facebook.
