Matthieu Claus
The observation of the chaos on construction sites, industrial sites with twisted steel plates, concrete chunks with cast iron and discarded metals form the basis of the artist's visual language. His paintings start from twisted thoughts and are built up from scenic layers of color and shades through which he assigns meaning to that which has become useless. Layers are scraped off and then painted over and reused. He constructs, deconstructs and simplifies the image until he finds a balance with color. The artist explores the boundary between the figurative and the abstract.
In his early work, the artist was mainly looking for a geometrically formed visual language. The recent work, on the other hand, is inspired by the graffiti scene and the daily impressions during travels and walks through the city. The hidden patterns give his work a playfulness and depth.