- Source: Charles Matton
Charles Matton, also known as Gabriel Pasqualini, (13 September 1931 – 19 November 2008) was a multitalented French artist: painter, sculptor, illustrator, writer, photographer, screenwriter and a movie director.
Illustrations
In the 1970s, Matton worked with Jean-Paul Goude at Esquire, working as an illustrator and a photographer.
The Boxes
In 1983, Matton was able to show his art in Paris, and in 1987, he exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo. There, he showed what would become his famous Boxes.
Then, in 1989, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Centre Georges Pompidou.
During the last decade of his life, Matton showed his work all around the world, especially in New York and Los Angeles, through the Forum Gallery.
After his death, his wife, Sylvie Matton, kept promoting his work and exhibitions took place in Germany and England.
Films
1999 : Rembrandt
1994 : The Light of the Dead Stars
1988 : Douanes (documentary)
1976 : Spermula
1972 : L’Italien des roses
1968 : Mai 68 ou les violences policières (short)
1967 : La Pomme ou l’histoire d’une histoire (short)
References
External links
Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-02-02)
Charles Matton at IMDb
Boxes at the All Visual Arts Gallery, London
Boxes at the Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin
Photographic works at the Steven Bulger Gallery, Toronto
Boxes on Pinterest
Works on Tumblr