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Matthew Mullican
A Private Universe of Symbols The work of Matthew Mullican invites the viewer into a profound and rhythmic simplicity, acting as a window into a private universe. Born in Santa Monica, United States of America, Mullican has developed a practice that transcends traditional language, constructing what he calls his Mullican World. This complex, personal lexicon of symbols is designed to communicate ideas that exist beyond the boundaries o
f conventional speech, creating a self-contained mythology through a unique visual vocabulary. His compositions often utilize a striking chromatic intensity to arrest the eye. In notable works such as Untitled (Mullican World), one encounters a vibrant red square that serves as a stage for an arrangement of black geometric forms. This stark contrast between crimson fields and dark, internal squares creates a sense of both depth and my…