Somewhere by Matthew Wong
Matthew Wong
Canadian, 1984-2019
Somewhere, 2018
Oil on canvas
Somewhere shows Wong's deft use of color and brushstrokes to conjure vivid scenes with sensory and emotional intensity. Here, orange and black brushstrokes coalesce into a lush forest. Upon careful inspection, figures slowly begin to emerge - near a well, atop an animal, hidden between the trees. As in many of Wong's works, these figures blend into the landscape, the distinction between human and nature blurred and enmeshed.
Exhibition: Matthew Wong - The Realm of Appearances
(From Boston MFA label)
Somewhere by Matthew Wong
Matthew Wong
Canadian, 1984-2019
Somewhere, 2018
Oil on canvas
Somewhere shows Wong's deft use of color and brushstrokes to conjure vivid scenes with sensory and emotional intensity. Here, orange and black brushstrokes coalesce into a lush forest. Upon careful inspection, figures slowly begin to emerge - near a well, atop an animal, hidden between the trees. As in many of Wong's works, these figures blend into the landscape, the distinction between human and nature blurred and enmeshed.
Exhibition: Matthew Wong - The Realm of Appearances
(From Boston MFA label)