Untitled
Untitled
Artist
Matta
(Chilean, 1911 - 2002)
Dateca. 1941
MediumColored pencil and crayon on paper
Dimensions14 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (36.8 × 29.8 cm)
Framed: 19 × 16 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.
Framed: 19 × 16 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Maria and Conrad Janis, 2023.38
Accession number
2023.38
On View
Not on viewLabel TextIn Cosmos Mental, Matta dives into the space of the mind—chaotic, vibrant, and full of motion. Shapes twist and swirl through glowing reds and oranges, like thoughts in flux or emotions taking form. This is not a literal space; it’s a feeling. A mental landscape. For Matta, the inner world is just as vast as the outer one. The painting reminds us that mental and emotional landscapes shape our well-being. To be whole, we must understand and honor the complexity inside.
En Cosmos Mental, Matta se sumerge en el espacio de la mente: caótico, vibrante y lleno de movimiento. Las formas se tuercen y arremolinan entre rojos y naranjas resplandecientes, como pensamientos que fluyen o emociones que toman forma. Este espacio no es literal, es un sentimiento. Un paisaje mental. Para Matta, el mundo interior es tan vasto como el exterior. El cuadro nos recuerda que los paisajes mentales y emocionales influyen en nuestro bienestar. Para estar completos, debemos comprender y honrar la complejidad interior.
Inscribedverso, u.l., in pencil: 1946
verso, u.c., in pencil: [upwards pointing arrow] TOP!
verso, l.c., in pencil, upside-down: 14 1/2" x 11 1/2"
verso, in pencil: [abstract illustration of two alien figures]
verso, on backing board, c., black marker on white sticker: 35363
Markingsverso, u.l., embossed stamp: STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE
verso, on backing board, u.l., sticker: ROSE ART MUSEUM / BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY / WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02154 / MATTA: THE FIRST DECADE / May 9 - June 20, verso, on backing board, u.r., sticker: [Pace Wildenstein gallery label]
verso, on backing board, c.l., sticker: [Andrew Crispo Gallery, Inc. gallery label]
verso, on backing board, l.r., upside-down sticker: [Sidney Janis Gallery gallery label]
