Natalie Mather, translunar, 2021. Triptych, oil, acrylic and spray enamel on canvas, 270 x 168cm. Courtesy: the artist.
PATTY CHEHADE
Gallery director, praxis ARTSPACE, Adelaide
Natalie Mather’s striking triptych translunar presents us with a flat surface that immediately captures our attention with its cacophony of colour that somehow summons us into exploring the intricacies of the detail. At once reminiscent of the surreal painters and the Italian futurists, Mather’s work transports us into the abstract realm of neofuturism, where the composition of shapes and figures provoke an abstract sensation of movement.
LUKE POTKIN
Fair Director, The Other Art Fair, Australia
Mather’s work draws the eye in every direction, as well as deep into the canvas through the depth of field achieved through intricate layering. You step into a world dripping in duality. Icons can be seen that reflect both heritage and futurism, the familiar and the otherworldly, the organic and the manufactured. And the final contrast, a collage that isn’t a collage, but a painting
MICHELLE CHANIQUE
Gallery Manager, Galerie pompom, Sydney
I always love a triptych and this work is fun. Mather’s use of colour and form works really well in a collage, it definitely has a futuristic feel to it. She makes the eye dart around the image; there is never a dull moment in this work.