Abstraction is the title for a series of paintings made from 2023 - 2024 by American emerging artist Matthew Joseph Tinkler.
抽象
Abstraction investigates nothing. Abstraction explores nothing. Abstraction focuses on nothing. Abstraction identifies nothing. Abstraction juxtaposes nothing. Abstraction has nothing to do with race, identity, gender, capitalism, social class or politics. Abstraction has nothing to do with anything.
And in 2024, there is nothing better than that;
to paint for no reason, cause or concern.
And in 2024, there is nothing better than that;
to paint for no reason, cause or concern.
“the art-world needs athletes" - Matthew Joseph Tinkler
“I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and that’s everybody’s wish. That’s what Martin Luther King fought for, that everybody could be treated equal and be viewed as a person. In some ways I can’t understand it, because here we are striving for equality and yet people are going to say I’m not black enough? At a time when actually I thought I was trying to be equal? I try to be a role model for black kids, white kids, yellow kids, green kids. This is what I felt was good about my personality.“ -Michael Jordan
“An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.”
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi