Matt Arbuckle
Shimmer in the Heat, 2024
acrylic and oil on Belgian linen
1500 x 2000mm
The Glitch, 2023-24
acrylic and oil on Belgian linen
1150 x 755 mm
Underneath 2024
oil on linen
800 x 600mm
oil on linen
660 x 540 mm framed
After Dark, 2023
oil on linen
660 x 540 mm
Sense of Blue, 2023
oil on linen
660 x 540 mm framed
acrylic & oil on Belgium linen
1800 x 1525 mm
Bow Echo, 2023
acrylic & oil on Belgium linen 1755 x 1525 mm
acrylic & oil on Belgium linen
1800 x 1525 mm
Oil on canvas
1760 x 1520 mm
Oil on canvas
1400 x 2000 mm
Higher Density, 2023
acrylic & oil stick on knitted polyester 1630 x 1320 mm
acrylic on knitted polyester voile
1635 x 1330mm
dry pastel on paper
210 x 297 mm
dry pastel on paper
210 x 297 mm
dry pastel on paper
210 x 297 mm
Acrylic on knitted polyester
825 x 615 mm
Acrylic on knitted polyester
465 x 625 mm
Acrylic on knitted polyester
825 x 615 mm
Acrylic on knitted polyester
1250 x 925 mm
Acrylic on knitted polyester
820 x 615 mm
acrylic on knitted polyester
1210 x 2000 mm
Braided River, 2022
acrylic on knitted polyester
1200 x 2000 mm
acrylic on knitted polyester
1210 x 2000 mm
acrylic on knitted polyester voile
825 x 620 mm
Accretions of time, 2023
acrylic on knitted polyester
825 x 615 mm
acrylic on knitted polyester voile
1210 x 2010 mm
Visible Traces, 2020
Acrylic and oil stick on knitted polyester voile
1780 x 3600 mm (Framed in Aluminium)
8 panels double sided screen
acrylic on knitted polyester, with canvas and linen
1800 high, variable concertina
8 panels double sided screen
acrylic on knitted polyester, with canvas and linen
1800 high, variable concertina
8 panels double sided screen
acrylic on knitted polyester, with canvas and linen
1800 high, variable concertina
Matt Arbuckle living and working in Narrm, Australia, graduated from Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009.
Arbuckle’s practice is a process-driven exploration of place, representing landscapes that are conceptualised through their very making. Through an experimental practice that favours process over outcome, Arbuckle uses elements of traditional Japanese shibori dying techniques to create abstract compositions by wrapping, twisting, folding and draping the fabric over found surfaces and structures. The resulting paintings use depth and movement to trace and reveal abstract memories, imprinting the experience of place into the artwork.
Arbuckle’s work is held in the Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and James Wallace Arts Trust. In 2017 he was the recipient of the James Wallace Art fellowship to Vermont Studio Centre, USA.