Milo Matthieu (b. 1990, Los Angeles, California) is a Brooklyn-based artist who constructs bold, highly textured portraits and abstracted scenes through a process that foregrounds the unguarded manifestations of his subconscious. A sociological storyteller, Matthieu invites his audience to add to the conversation as he narrates his encounters and travels through a creative process of psychic autonomism, popular within Surrealism and Dada. Fractured faces and artistic stories convey the artist’s often uneasy emotional terrain as he explores the intersection of community, landscape, and culture.
Milo Matthieu Curfew on South Beach, 2022, Oil on linen 84 by 72 by 1.5 in. 213.4 by 182.9 by 3.8 cm.
Milo Matthieu Black Satin, 2022, Oil on linen, 72 by 60 by 1.5 in. 182.9 by 152.4 by 3.8 cm.
Memories and observation serve as the foundation of Matthieu’s practice. He takes his own life experiences, along with those of anonymous people, to create distorted figurations that invite the viewer to reflect on the human psyche. Matthieu achieves this mark through a method first coined by French writer, André Breton, known as “Psychic Autonomism” — which essentially promotes a rapid process of creativity — where unconscious thoughts take over the process.
Milo Matthieu Body & Soul, 2022, Oil on linen 72 by 60 by 1.5 in. 182.9 by 152.4 by 3.8 cm.
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