Matthew Chambers

"Recent works"

4 novembre 2023 – 4 janvier 2024

Matthew Chambers Twist Fade, 2023. stoneware, h. 22cm x l. 22cm x d. 11cm. Twist Fade, 2023, stoneware, h. 22cm x l. 22cm x d. 11cm

Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste is pleased to announce its first collaboration with famous British ceramic artist Matthew Chambers. Listed by Artprice among the current artists who « renew the image of ceramics », Chambers is undoubtedly a major player on the contemporary ceramics scene. Within the gallery’s space, the viewer will be amazed by the interplay of the sculptural forms and their dizzying movement.

Au fil des années et des expositions, l’artiste conforte sa démarche et progresse dans son cheminement artistique. Les vingt œuvres récentes exposées respirent l’aboutissement et la plénitude d’un artiste toujours en recherche de nouvelles méthodes de construction pour bâtir ses sculptures en faisant preuve de diversité à travers l’échelle et la couleur, mais aussi de beauté, d’intrigue et d’unité dans la forme.

Les œuvres de Matthew Chambers sont présentes dans les grandes collections privées et publiques telles que le Victoria & Albert Museum à Londres, le Musée Ariana de Genève et le Musée National de Céramique de Sèvres

Matthew Chambers. Exhibition catalog
Matthew Chambers in Connaissance des Arts
Matthew Chambers in the revue de la céramique et du verre

Viewed from the back, his pieces appear absolutely simple and sober. Their round volumes, with harmonious curves, offer a homogeneous surface without being smooth. No pattern distracts the eye; all that counts is this admirable surface work, whose sensuality is born of a velvety grain, powdered like pastel.
Assuming the sculpture has a front and a back, looking at its “front” side reveals what makes Matthew Chambers’s approach utterly unique. At the border of sculpture and design, each of his stoneware creations results from a complex construction, a skilful assembling of overlaid sphere fragments fitted or nested inside each other. Their edges outline clearly-drawn circles, lines that draw closer or move away from one another without ever crossing.
Guillaume Morel
Journalist and art critic,
Extract from Excerpt from the exhibition catalogue