http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90578/matta-roberto-antonio-sebastian-matta-echaurren-cat-for-piano-1951 ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Matta (Roberto Antonio Sebastian Matta Echaurren), <i>Cat for Piano</i> (1951) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90578/matta-roberto-antonio-sebastian-matta-echaurren-cat-for-piano-1951 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90578/matta-roberto-antonio-sebastian-matta-echaurren-cat-for-piano-1951 Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Matta (Roberto Antonio Sebastian Matta Echaurren), <i>Cat for Piano</i> (1951)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Walker Art Center</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>1998</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Walker Art Center</td> </tr> </table><br/>"The point of the verb 'to see' is not only to see with your eyes, it's to see with your mind."--Matta <p>Matta was a leading member of the original Surrealist circle, a group of artists who, in the 1920s and 1930s, drew their imagery from dreams and the subconscious mind. Matta's paintings, with their vaporous, biomorphic forms, directly influenced the early works of a number of American painters, including Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock.</p> <p>In <i>Cat for Piano</i> Matta painted a dreamlike image of an excited feline and a metamorphosing, embryonic mass. This animated, electrically charged painting is highlighted by fantastical images of germinating plant life and explosive color accents. The palette Matta employs in this painting shows the influence of an extended stay in Mexico in the 1940s, where he studied the effects of sunlight on the landscape.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90578/matta-roberto-antonio-sebastian-matta-echaurren-cat-for-piano-1951 "The point of the verb 'to see' is not only to see with your eyes, it's to see with your mind."--Matta Matta was a leading member of the original Surrealist circle, a group of artists who, in the 1920s and 1930s, drew their imagery from dreams and the subconscious mind. Matta's paintings, with their vaporous, biomorphic forms, directly influenced the early works of a number of American painters, including Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock. In Cat for Piano Matta painted a dreamlike image of an excited feline and a metamorphosing, embryonic mass. This animated, electrically charged painting is highlighted by fantastical images of germinating plant life and explosive color accents. The palette Matta employs in this painting shows the influence of an extended stay in Mexico in the 1940s, where he studied the effects of sunlight on the landscape. " type="image/jpeg" />"The point of the verb 'to see' is not only to see with your eyes, it's to see with your mind."--Matta Matta was a leading member of the original Surrealist circle, a group of artists who, in the 1920s and 1930s, drew their imagery from dreams and the subconscious mind. Matta's paintings, with their vaporous, biomorphic forms, directly influenced the early works of a number of American painters, including Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock. In Cat for Piano Matta painted a dreamlike image of an excited feline and a metamorphosing, embryonic mass. This animated, electrically charged painting is highlighted by fantastical images of germinating plant life and explosive color accents. The palette Matta employs in this painting shows the influence of an extended stay in Mexico in the 1940s, where he studied the effects of sunlight on the landscape. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright 1998 Walker Art CenterWalker Art Center