Matterism

Matterism also known as Matter Painting (French: Haute Pâte, lit. 'thick paste') refers to a style of painting that emphasizes the material qualities of paint through heavy impasto. The style marked a return to impulses characteristic of abstract expressionism.[1][2]

Tête d’otage No. 14 (Head of a Hostage No. 14, 1944) by Jean Fautrier

Matterism first emerged in Paris in the 1940s in the work of Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier. The style reached widespread popularity in the 1950s.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Kronegger, M. (2013-03-09). The Orchestration of the Arts — A Creative Symbiosis of Existential Powers: The Vibrating Interplay of Sound, Color, Image, Gesture, Movement, Rhythm, Fragrance, Word, Touch. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 224. ISBN 9789401734110.
  2. "Les Otages" (PDF). .marquette.edu/. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. Chilvers, Ian; Glaves-Smith, John (2009). A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oxford University Press. p. 449. ISBN 9780199239658.
  4. "Jean Paulhan". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-02.


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