'rak'rüm (noun);
the back room of an art gallery
where artists and art lovers hang
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Matt Gil, Pop Quiz, 2008, glazed ceramic sculpture, 8.5" x 7.25" x 5" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Conveyor with 24 Sculptures, 2007-08, steel, custom mechanical drive equipment, & mixed media, 20' 6" x 4' 6" x 3' 1" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Muckracker 1.0, 2008, aluminum & paint, 10' 8" x 3' 6" x 3' 6" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Building Block #3, 2008, glazed ceramic sculpture, 9.5" x 7" x 4" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Viking Ship 1.0, 2008, glazed ceramic sculpture, 8.5" x 10.25" x 3.25" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Untitled XIX, 2008, ink and watercolor on paper, 12" x 10.75" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Untitled VII, 2008, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" x 6.5" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Puzzle Piece, 2008, aluminum & paint, 7' 10" x 1' 6" x 1' 6" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Road Rash , 2011, ceramic & paint, 19" x 12" x 5" © Courtesy of the Artist and Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Formal Affair , 2011, aluminum & asphalt, 42" x 6" x 5" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, On Impact , 2011, aluminum & paint, 6.5" x 5.75" x 2.5" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Pleasant Valley Sunday, 2011, galvanized steel, burlap, acrylic, & paint, 44" x 18" x 17" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, 4 Some, 2011, galvanized steel & cement, 26" x 27" x 6" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, String of Beads, 2010, aluminum & paint, 120" x 32" x 24" © Marx & Zavattero Matt Gil, Space Walk , 2011, aluminum, stainless steel, & paint, 50" x 16" x 11" © Marx & Zavattero
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"I’ve always thought that the simpler the thing is the better and more powerful it is. This is also my challenge. The shape and form of everyday objects that surround me, such as animal shapes, body parts, posters, symbols and vessels, have been recurring themes in my work. My sculptures are an ongoing dialogue with the elegance and economy of line reminiscent of the turn-of-the-century modernists. I... [more]
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