Matthias Groebel’s system of making computer-robotic-assisted paintings involves unifying painting and computer techniques. The artist initially choose television images as an image source (and makes small alterations on them). Thus, his approach is the incorporation of the contemporary experience of television perception – altered now by digital media – recognizing itself in painterly terms. Groebel´s representation of space, as related to the physical size of the canvas, is another one of the intriguing aspects of his work. His perspective is that of a low-resolution television camera – the view that has changed our idea of the world more than any other development over the last fifty years.
Matthias Groebel, Untitled, 2024
Acrylic on canvas; 100 × 70 cm / 39 ⅜ × 27 ½ in
Matthias Groebel, evolution #9, 2024
Acrylic on canvas; 100 × 70 cm / 39 ⅜ × 27 ½ in
Matthias Groebel 02
Acrylic on canvas; 100 × 70 cm / 39 ⅜ × 27 ½ in
Matthias Groebel, Untitled, 2023
Acrylic on canvas; 100 × 70 cm / 39 ⅜ × 27 ½ in
Matthias Groebel, Untitled, 2023
Acrylic on canvas; 100 × 70 cm / 39 ⅜ × 27 ½ in
Hacked Channels 01, 1999 (right)
in 'Machine Painting', Modern Art, London, 2024; other works pictured by Peter Halley and Rosemarie Trockel
Hacked Channels 01, 1999
Acrylic on canvas; 115 × 100 cm / 45 ¼ × 39 ⅜ in
Hacked Channels 01, 1999 (detail)
Acrylic on canvas; 115 × 100 cm / 45 ¼ × 39 ⅜ in
Untitled, 1993 (left)
in 'Machine Painting', Modern Art, London, 2024; other works pictured by Jack Whitten and Albert Oehlen
Untitled, 1993
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm / 37 ⅜ × 37 ⅜ in
Untitled, 1993 (detail)
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm / 37 ⅜ × 37 ⅜ in
Untitled, 1997 (right)
in 'Multi-User Dungeon', curated by Simon Denny, Petzel, New York, 2024; other works pictured by Josh Kline and Isabelle Frances McGuire
Untitled, 1997
in 'Multi-User Dungeon', curated by Simon Denny, Petzel, New York, 2024; sculpture in the front by Isabelle Frances McGuire
Phantoms All Around Me
Gathering, London, 2024
Phantoms All Around Me
Gathering, London, 2024
Untitled, 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm; Installation view: Francis Irv, New York, 2023
Untitled, 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm; Installation view: Francis Irv, New York, 2023; Sculpture by Danny McDonald
Untitled, 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm
Unto Dust
Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris, 2023
Unto Dust
Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris, 2023
L1595, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm
Untitled, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm
A Change in Weather (Broadcast Material 1989 - 2001)
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2022
A Change in Weather (Broadcast Material 1989 - 2001)
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2022
A Change in Weather (Broadcast Material 1989 - 2001)
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2022
L0597, 1997
in 'Rhythms Of Reception', Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, 2022
Rhythms Of Reception
Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, 2022
L1095, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 × 95 cm
Rhythms Of Reception
Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, 2022
The Wig
Bonner Kunstverein, 2022; On the left wall: Untitled, 1993
Untitled, 1993
in 'The Wig', Bonner Kunstverein, 2022
The Wig
Bonner Kunstverein, 2022; On the left wall: L0994 V01X, 1994
Satellites Cast No Shadow
Drei, Cologne, 2022
Untitled, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm
Untitled, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm
L0795, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; four parts, 175 x 200 cm
Satellites Cast No Shadow
Drei, Cologne, 2022
L0599, 1999
Acrylic on canvas; diptych, each 95 x 95 cm
Satellites Cast No Shadow
Drei, Cologne, 2022
Untitled, 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 100 x 100 cm
Untitled, 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 100 x 100 cm
Untitled, 2001
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm
Untitled, 2001
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm
Untitled, 1994
Acrylic on canvas; four parts, each 95 x 95 cm
Untitled, 1994 (partly)
Untitled, 1994 (partly)
Untitled, 1994 (partly)
Untitled, 1994 (partly)
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
L0995, 1995
Acrylic on canvas; 95 x 95 cm; Installation view: Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
L1096, 1996
Acrylic on canvas; four parts, 145 x 205 cm; Installation view: Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Avid Signals
Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
Hacked Channels, 2000 (partly)
Acrylic on canvas; four parts, 110 x 460 cm; Installation view: Galerie Bernhard, Zurich, 2021
TeleGen: Art and Television
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, 2016; On the floor: Joseph Zehrer, Farbsekunde, 1990