1944
To Escape the Absolute
Roberto MattaChilean, 1911 - 2002
A prominent figure in the Surrealist movement, Roberto Matta sought to give visual form to the human psyche, representing it as a mysterious, ethereal realm. He painted To Escape the Absolute during his 1939 to 1948 stay in the United States, where his presence had a catalytic effect on the younger generation of American avant-garde artists, such as the future Abstract Expressionists Arshile Gorky (1904–1948) and Robert Motherwell (1915–1991).
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