Roberto Matta – Amorphous Figures

With Koen Fillet and Naomi Meulemans, project assistant and restorer of modern and contemporary art at The Phoebus Foundation.

Who is the Chilean artist Roberto Matta, and how has he evolved in the art world? Naomi Meulemans, restorer and project assistant at The Phoebus Foundation reveals the fascinating evolution of this influential figure of surrealism by taking you behind the layers of paint in his enchanting artworks!

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Roberto Matta, Amorphous Figures, 1940. Surrealist painting featuring abstract, organically distorted figures in a dreamlike landscape, composed of floating forms, translucent structures, and contrasting color accents. — Roberto Matta, *Amorphous Figures* (in daylight), 1940

Roberto Matta, Amorphous Figures (under UV light), 1940. Surrealist painting with abstract, organically distorted figures in a nocturnal landscape, where UV lighting reveals glowing highlights and concealed structures. — Roberto Matta, *Amorphous Figures* (under UV light), 1940

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