FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT

MATTHEW QUICK This Used To Be The Future

JUNE 2020

Matthew Quick is an artist who masterfully layers meaning—not only are the works a unique amalgamation of the tradition of landscape painting and surrealism, they are imbued with metaphors and stories.

This Used to Be the Future is a unique vision that recontextualises the past into the artist’s alternative future. Epic smokestacks of the Industrial Revolution—architecturally beautiful in their simplicity and engineering—are now obsolete in a world far more concerned with carbon emissions than ever before. The once-powerful symbol of empire and commerce is now maligned to an instrument of Armageddon.

In this 1 minute video, Luke Campbell offers a key into a significant work by acclaimed Melbourne artist, Matthew Quick.

T h i s U s e d To B e T h e F u t u r e

2019 Oil on Italian linen

152.4 x 152.4cm $20,000

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Matthew QuickArtist’s CV