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Workplace Foundation are pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works from Matt Antoniak.
Scribbles, doodles and throwaway marks made by customers testing out pens and pencils at an art materials store in Newcastle upon Tyne have been secretly hoarded behind the counter by Antoniak whilst an employee over the last few years.
TitleMatt Antoniak
Artists Matt AntoniakDates11.05.2019 – 26.10.2017LocationWorkplace Foundation, Gateshead, UK
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Rescued from the recycling bin these miniature works have been consistently archived and documented by the artist and given new status through his diligent and precise recreations in paint on canvas. These recent works shown for the first time at Workplace Foundation see an increase in scale, the monumentality of these paintings purposefully challenging the authoritative register of modern art.
Antoniak’s earnest endeavor is sharply contrasted by the unintentional artlessness and bathos of the subject matter and naivety of the imagery. Through such strategies he seeks to evade moralistic traps of art and high-culture and move towards a wholly aesthetic liberation.