Matthew Marcot – born in 1997 and raised in Manhattan – is an American, self-taught artist specializing in Abstract and Neo-Expressionist approaches. An underlying theme in Marcot’s work is giving visual expression to unseen ritualistic and cosmic forces – both benign and menacing - that both underline and govern modern civilization. This was a facility of ancient art forms based on superstition and religiosity, such as in African sculpture, religious manuscripts, and cave drawings, that Marcot brings to contemporary life.
Marcot’s art is fueled by his desire to explore the essence of what it means to be human in an increasingly mechanized and disassociated world. Through Marcot's embrace of primal expression, such as his own brand of hieroglyphic-like calligraphy, biomorphic semiotics, and austere geometric portraiture, he brings the human being back to their roots.
Marcot works with materials such as charcoal, cut-up paper, found materials, and acrylic paint in an austere, intentional fashion to emphasize the necessity to rediscover the primal, unbridled spirit of the human being, which seems to him endangered by the impersonality of advancing technologies.
Marcot's solo exhibitions include The Matthew Marcot Exhibition at Raul; Renderings of the Spirit at EV Gallery; House of Marcot (displaying two twenty-five foot murals) at Gotham Depot Moto; SURRENDER at Revelation Gallery; Winter Salvation at Midtown's iconic Copacabana Nightclub; and Ancient Awakening at Raul. Additionally, Marcot's works have been exhibited at Tribeca's One Art Space; Fireplace 409 Gallery; One World Trade Center; La Fourchette de Rōze in Côte d'Ivoire; Paul Rudolph Foundation; the skyscraper 1411 Broadway; Zeta Global; and Frederick Anderson.
Ancient Awakening, Marcot's latest exhibition, was profiled by art critic Steven Heller in The Daily Heller for Print Magazine – as well as being featured in Women's Wear Daily (WWD); Art Plugged; Social Life Magazine; and Park Magazine.
Currently Marcot is represented by Evey Fine Art in New York, New York and Palm Beach, Florida, and WIHH Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands.