Shelf Life
<p>Mathew Cerletty, <em>Shelf Life</em>, 2015. Oil on linen, overall: 50 1/4 × 60 in. (127.6 × 152.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2016.112. © Mathew Cerletty, courtesy Office Baroque, Brussels</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 2015
- Medium
- Oil on linen
- Dimensions
- Overall: 50 1/4 × 60 in. (127.6 × 152.4 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Mathew Cerletty
Artist
Painting
Mathew Cerletty is a realist painter whose works depict a wide range of subjects, including figures, portraits, interiors, ice cream, linoleum, commercial logos, popular icons, and fabric. Though he paints representational images, Cerletty’s depictions focus on pattern, type, and texture in such a way that his paintings can appear abstract. There is a biographical element in Cerletty’s selection of his subjects; as the artist once explained: “I want to make pictures that maintain my interest.” Common themes connecting his disparate bodies of work include contemporary consumerism, art history, desire, and daily life. The cool, detached style and detailed realism of Cerletty’s depictions pay homage to [Domenico Gnoli](/artist/domenico-gnoli), [Christopher Williams](/artist/christopher-williams), [Ed Ruscha](/artist/ed-ruscha), and [Pop artists](/gene/pop-art).
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- Mathew Cerletty
- Year
- 2015
- Medium
- Oil on linen
- Dimensions
- Overall: 50 1/4 × 60 in. (127.6 × 152.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2015-174699
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified