Charles Matton

French artist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench artist
PlacesFrance
wasPainter Screenwriter Film director Artist Sculptor Photographer
Work fieldArts Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth13 September 1931, Paris, France
Death19 November 2008Paris, France (aged 77 years)
Star signVirgo
Family
Spouse:Sylvie Matton
Children:Léonard Matton Jules Matton
Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 
The details

Biography

Charles Matton, also known as Gabriel Pasqualini, (13 September 1931 – 19 November 2008) was a multitalented French artist: painter, sculptor, illustrator, writer, photographer, screenwriter and a movie director.

Illustrations

In the 1970s, Matton worked with Jean-Paul Goude at Esquire, working as an illustrator and a photographer.

The Boxes

In 1983, Matton was able to show his art in Paris, and in 1987, he exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo. There, he showed what would become his famous Boxes. Then, in 1989, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Centre Georges Pompidou.

During the last decade of his life, Matton showed his work all around the world, especially in New York and Los Angeles, through the Forum Gallery.

After his death, his wife, Sylvie Matton, kept promoting his work and exhibitions took place in Germany and England.

Films

  • 1999 : Rembrandt (1999 film)
  • 1994 : The Light of the Dead Stars
  • 1988 : Douanes (documentary)
  • 1976 : Spermula
  • 1972 : L’Italien des roses
  • 1968 : Mai 68 ou les violences policières (short)
  • 1967 : La Pomme ou l’histoire d’une histoire (short)
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