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Matt Mignanelli | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Known for | Painting |
Matt Mignanelli (born 1983) is an American artist best known for his large-scale abstract paintings. Mignanelli lives and works in New York City. [1]
Mignanelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1983. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After graduation Mignanelli moved to Manhattan.
In 2011 he received a grant and was an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.
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Mignanelli's paintings examine the relationship between structure and nature through the use of gradating light and structural elements. His work reflects both urban and natural landscapes. He draws inspiration from energy, pattern, light, and industrial settings. His process includes freehand painting of geometric forms, along with splashes of paint and diluted washes that create gradients over gestural underpaintings. He has indicated that his use of enamel and the color blue references utilitarian applications in municipal and industrial contexts, such as mailboxes and dumpsters.
In his 2018 monograph, Blue Paintings, [2] published by Denny Dimin Gallery in New York, curator Aaron Levi Garvey discussed Mignanelli's work. He noted that the paintings highlight the contrast between the structured nature of daily life and the exploration of the subconscious during moments of disengagement from routine. Garvey remarked that these paintings provide an opportunity for viewers to reflect and experience a break from the demands of daily obligations.
His work has been featured and reviewed in Interview magazine, [3] ARTnews [4] , Vice, Galerie Magazine, [5] San Francisco Arts Quarterly (SFAQ), [6] Whitewall Magazine, Robb Report , [7] La Repubblica , San Francisco Examiner , GalleristNY, POST NEW, Complex, NY Arts Magazine, Dazed & Confused, and The Art Dossier.
Mignanelli has lectured at Parsons School of Design.
Mignanelli was featured in the 2013 season of VICE Magazine's acclaimed video series Art Talk.
In the 2008 Björk music video "Declare Independence", Mignanelli worked alongside director Michel Gondry and can be seen painting in the video.
Mignanelli's paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally at the SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, Georgia), Goss-Michael Foundation (Dallas, Texas), Denny Dimin Gallery (New York City), Hollis Taggart (New York City), 5 Bryant Park (New York City), [8] Richard Heller Gallery (Los Angeles), LUCE Gallery (Turin), Anonymous Gallery (Mexico City), Dubner Moderne (Lausanne, Switzerland), Kristin Hjellegjerde (Berlin), Bleecker Street Arts Club (New York), Artpark Warsaw, Guererro Gallery (San Francisco), Spinello Projects (Miami), Art Copenhagen with Marianne Friis Gallery, and Recoat Gallery (Glasgow).
Mignanelli's selected solo and two person exhibitions include:
His work can be found in private collections and also in the public collections of The Estée Lauder Collection, New York, The Morgan Stanley Collection, New York, The Ernesto Esposito Collection, Naples, and The Red Bull Collection, London.[ citation needed ]
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