Mathias Bar
In Mathias Bar’s body of works, the human figure becomes emblematic in depicting the lifestyle of the new generation (clothing, physical appearance, social and environmental relations).
His latest exhibition at Mobius Galleru, Venom, acts a meeting point for a large variety of human typologies, an experiment regarding the aesthetic and the conceptual approach of human corporality, outlining the artist’s vision upon a strange society, that struggles between a blurred present and an uncertain future. It is a place where each of us takes a turn in playing passive or aggressive roles, in the surviving game.
Exploring the rough edges of our time, Mathias Bar translates the social reality into a visual fauna, forcing the viewer to take a closer look at the relationship between the Prey and the Predator. The body has always been the center of interest in human existence, an interest reflected especially in art, from prehistory to Renaissance and reaching up to performative art in the present day. At the same time, Venom is an experiment meant to explore specific aspects that define the contemporary individual, namely her/his freedom in relation to their own body and with one's own identity.
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Mathias BarAgile Fragile FR, 2021oil on canvas and collage61 x 60 cm
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Mathias BarBlue Loneliness, 2021oil on canvas145 x 100 cm
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Mathias BarHybrid Desires, 2021oil on canvas150 x 100 cm
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Mathias BarRed Loneliness, 2021oil on canvas150 x 100 cm
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Mathias BarToday Is the First Day, 2021oil and acrylic spray on canvas155 x 210 cm
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Mathias BarDon’t Give Me the Look, 2020oil on canvas50 x 30 cm
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Mathias BarMirror: Twins, 2020oil and charcoal on canvas35.5 x 45 cm
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Mathias BarSarah Has a New Friend, 2020oil and acrylic colors on canvas80 x 60 cm
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Mathias BarSelf-Portrait with Snake, 2020oil on canvas59 x 70 cm
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Mathias BarTake Me to the Club (I), 2020oil on canvas60 x 50 cm
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Mathias BarTake Me to the Club (II), 2020oil on canvas70 x 50 cm
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Mathias BarPunk, 2019oil, charcoal and collage on canvas70 x 100 cm
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Mathias BarSelf-Portrait with Shadow and Snake, 2019oil on canvas94 x 88 cm
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Mathias BarThe Eye That Never Sleeps, 2019mixed technique30 x 25 cm
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Mathias BarVenom Nightmares (I), 2019oil and collage on canvas100 x 80 cm