Tony Matelli
Foot (Orange), 2021
Plaster, urethane, painted bonze
9 x 12 x 5 inches
Edition of 10 plus 4 artist's proofs
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Tony Matelli (b. 1971, Chicago, IL) lives and works in New York. Tony Matelli creates objects that are both disturbing and mysterious through his representational, botanical, and abstract sculptures. His...
Tony Matelli (b. 1971, Chicago, IL) lives and works in New York.
Tony Matelli creates objects that are both disturbing and mysterious through his representational, botanical, and abstract sculptures. His artworks are described as skillfully portrayed illusions, epitomized by his hyper-realistic bronzes. Matelli’s pieces, created with absurd details like an antique sculpture topped with a banana, or a bust with a sandwich, can elicit, in equal parts, repulsion, laughter, and shock.
Tony Matelli creates objects that are both disturbing and mysterious through his representational, botanical, and abstract sculptures. His artworks are described as skillfully portrayed illusions, epitomized by his hyper-realistic bronzes. Matelli’s pieces, created with absurd details like an antique sculpture topped with a banana, or a bust with a sandwich, can elicit, in equal parts, repulsion, laughter, and shock.