Matthew Hindley
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Matthew Hindley is a South African artist born in Cape Town
1974, who lives and works in Cape Town. After graduating with the Michaelis Prize from the Michaelis School of Fine Art
in 2002, Hindley has explored sculpture, drawing, video and physical computing
and more recently has focussed on painting.
on the Solo Projects art fair
. His collaboration video work The Dying Minutes with Zwelethu Mthethwa
has been selected for FIVAC, Festival Internacional de videoarte deCamaguey, Cuba 2011.
degree, Hindley abandoned his studies owing to a conflict of interest
- a conflict only resolved in 2002 when Hindley returned to the University of Cape Town
to complete his BA FA.
In 2001, a video project that Hindley had been working on - Allow Me to Observe - had its world premier at the World Wide Video Festival in Amsterdam. The work consisted of a Galvanic Skin Response
monitor built into a microcircuit board, digital video
camera, spy camera and microphone, microcomputer programmed with C++, ECG pads, bag, and a sweatband. The POV camera would only record when the wearer became excited, or experienced extreme emotional states. The premier of this project launched Hindley back onto the art scene; the work has remained influential as a thematic for later ideas in his paintings.
Allow Me to Observe and another similarly technological project Infra Red were exhibited both locally and internationally in 2003, including at the Michaelis Gallery in Cape Town, in Johannesburg
and Berlin
. The work was a nominee for MTN New Contemporaries which showed at Museumafrica, Johannesburg. In the same year Hindley won a permanent public art
installation competition at the Iziko South African National Gallery
for the proposal Speak Naturally and Continuously.
In 2006, Hindley had a painting solo at 34LONG in Cape Town
. The following year, Hindley was invited to live in Berlin by German patrons where he worked on painting towards a private vernissage. Hindley returned to Berlin
for some months in 2008/9 in order to continue painting and researching.
In 2009 Hindley began being exclusively represented by iArt Gallery in Cape Town
, South Africa
.
The Solo Project, Basel, Switzerland /
An Everlasting once, iArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2007
Private Vernissage, Berlin, Germany, with Kromschroeder & Pfannenschmidt
2006
Before My Time, 34LONG, Cape Town
2005
Speak Naturally & Continuously, Iziko South African National Gallery
, Cape Town /
Abolute Chop, ( Art-Directed by Zwelethu Mthethwa
), Mzoli’s Butchery and Grill, Gugulethu
2004
Untitled, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn /
Surrender, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2003
Infra-Red, The Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
1974, who lives and works in Cape Town. After graduating with the Michaelis Prize from the Michaelis School of Fine Art
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Michaelis School of Fine Art was founded in 1925, and is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town, also housing the Michaelis Collection named for Sir Max Michaelis who in 1920 endowed the chair of Fine Art at the University. It is located at 31-37 Orange Street in Cape Town on...
in 2002, Hindley has explored sculpture, drawing, video and physical computing
Physical computing
Physical computing, in the broadest sense, means building interactive physical systems by the use of software and hardware that can sense and respond to the analog world. While this definition is broad enough to encompass things such as smart automotive traffic control systems or factory automation...
and more recently has focussed on painting.
Recent Developments
In 2011 Hindley had a solo show at iArt titled: An Everlasting once. Also in 2011 he showed in Art BaselArt Basel
Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...
on the Solo Projects art fair
Art fair
An art fair is a commercial exhibition that shows the work of artists or art dealers. Each entrant has to pay a fee.Art fairs are not to be confused with art exhibitions. Exhibitions are organised by curators....
. His collaboration video work The Dying Minutes with Zwelethu Mthethwa
Zwelethu Mthethwa
Zwelethu Mthethwa is a South African painter and photographer.Mthethwa, a native of Durban, received his diplomas at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. He received a Fulbright Scholarship that allowed him to study at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he received...
has been selected for FIVAC, Festival Internacional de videoarte deCamaguey, Cuba 2011.
Career Overview
In 1996, the fourth year of his Bachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
degree, Hindley abandoned his studies owing to a conflict of interest
Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in the other....
- a conflict only resolved in 2002 when Hindley returned to the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
to complete his BA FA.
In 2001, a video project that Hindley had been working on - Allow Me to Observe - had its world premier at the World Wide Video Festival in Amsterdam. The work consisted of a Galvanic Skin Response
Galvanic skin response
Skin conductance, also known as galvanic skin response , electrodermal response , psychogalvanic reflex , skin conductance response or skin conductance level , is a method of measuring the electrical conductance of the skin, which varies with its moisture level...
monitor built into a microcircuit board, digital video
Digital video
Digital video is a type of digital recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal.The terms camera, video camera, and camcorder are used interchangeably in this article.- History :...
camera, spy camera and microphone, microcomputer programmed with C++, ECG pads, bag, and a sweatband. The POV camera would only record when the wearer became excited, or experienced extreme emotional states. The premier of this project launched Hindley back onto the art scene; the work has remained influential as a thematic for later ideas in his paintings.
Allow Me to Observe and another similarly technological project Infra Red were exhibited both locally and internationally in 2003, including at the Michaelis Gallery in Cape Town, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. The work was a nominee for MTN New Contemporaries which showed at Museumafrica, Johannesburg. In the same year Hindley won a permanent public art
Public art
The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all...
installation competition at the Iziko South African National Gallery
South African National Gallery
The South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. The collection began in 1872 with the donation of Sir Thomas Butterworth's personal gallery....
for the proposal Speak Naturally and Continuously.
In 2006, Hindley had a painting solo at 34LONG in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. The following year, Hindley was invited to live in Berlin by German patrons where he worked on painting towards a private vernissage. Hindley returned to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
for some months in 2008/9 in order to continue painting and researching.
In 2009 Hindley began being exclusively represented by iArt Gallery in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011The Solo Project, Basel, Switzerland /
An Everlasting once, iArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2007
Private Vernissage, Berlin, Germany, with Kromschroeder & Pfannenschmidt
2006
Before My Time, 34LONG, Cape Town
2005
Speak Naturally & Continuously, Iziko South African National Gallery
South African National Gallery
The South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. The collection began in 1872 with the donation of Sir Thomas Butterworth's personal gallery....
, Cape Town /
Abolute Chop, ( Art-Directed by Zwelethu Mthethwa
Zwelethu Mthethwa
Zwelethu Mthethwa is a South African painter and photographer.Mthethwa, a native of Durban, received his diplomas at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. He received a Fulbright Scholarship that allowed him to study at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he received...
), Mzoli’s Butchery and Grill, Gugulethu
2004
Untitled, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn /
Surrender, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2003
Infra-Red, The Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
General Information and Images
- Website of Matthew Hindley's primary gallery, iArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- Artbio, an overview of Hindley's work by Andrew Lamprecht
- Matthew Hindley: Artist on the Cusp, an interview
- Matthew Hindley at the Cold Room, a review