Mathew Gibson | Index | Solo Exhibition | Charlie Smith London, Soho, London

CHARLIE SMITH LONDON is delighted to present Mathew Gibson's solo exhibition 'Index' in Soho, London.

Gibson is known for his intimate paintings that integrate architecture, interiors and still life, articulating ideas around conformity that relate to function, status and gender. In this exhibition, the subjects for Gibson's paintings are derived from a traditional notion of men's office uniform, evoking the 'tumid apathy' of T.S. Eliot's 'Men and bits of paper'.

Gibson points towards compliance within collective archetypes, seeking to remind us that behaviours are learned. Clothing serves to codify the demographic to which individuals belong, but he emphasizes that by being part of a group, others must be excluded, and that looking alike presupposes thinking alike.

Gibson repeats motifs within single paintings, testifying to the fact that behaviour is learned from childhood through repetition. Clothing is crucial in creating versions of gender, with those depicted here being sourced from within a polarised version of masculinity, asserting the need of the (absent) wearers to belong. Repetition of form also denotes routine. Gibson meditates on the sense of security that might come with laying out clothes for the following days, implying a desire for order in an otherwise unpredictable world.

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Artist: Mathew Gibson

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