Matthys gerber biography of donald

The end of an interview is often more fruitful than the start. After the biographical details have been recorded and the artist’s philosophy and views have been expressed, interviews often strike out into new ground – a free flowing discussion of connections and ideas.

Sydney-based Dutch artist Matthys Gerber deliberately makes works in an array of contrasting styles.

Most artists have a signature style but Gerber is one of those rare beasts who allows himself the freedom to jump around between styles.

Matthys Gerber.

Born in the Netherlands in , Gerber moved to Australia when he was He is described on the exhibition room leaflet as a “Sydney.

Illusions come crashing to the ground in this exhibition from the contemporary artist and master of irony.

As I talk with Matthys Gerber in the offices of Sarah Cottier, his Sydney gallerist, I ask him about a photograph of Salvador Dalí that appears in Gerber’s artist book Mono Poly.

Although the photograph of the late Surrealist is an amusing inclusion in the grab bag of source images and reproductions of Gerber’s work, there are connections to the optical experiments and curlicues of Dalí’s restless work.

Gerber’s answer is surprising. “The first exhibition that I saw that had a great impact on me was a Salvador Dalí exhibition in Rotterdam,” he recalls. “My grandmother took me to see it and it was then that I decided that I wanted to be an artist.”

For Gerber, the connection to Da