About the work
Mathis’ work centers on paper — not just as a surface, but as an essential part of the artwork itself. His practice merges traditional and digital painting, photography, planographic monotype printmaking and collage, pushing the boundaries of what can be created on and with paper. Rather than treating these processes as separate disciplines, he often combines them—using photography within paintings, embedding printed layers into collage or merging digital and analogue marks into a single unified work.

At the heart of his practice lies a fascination with contrast: spontaneity versus control, intuition versus precision. His monotypes embrace unpredictability and the tactile immediacy of hand-pulled printmaking, while his photographic and digital painting elements introduce balance, clarity and form. 

Thematically, Mathis’ work navigates contrasts: His art captures solitude and vastness, capturing quiet, sometimes lonely moments and decay – all in a pursuit to find melancholy, stillness and space. At the same time his works yet also celebrate movement, colour and vitality. This duality reflects his ongoing pursuit to capture the soul of things: the subtle emotional pulse found in both silence and intensity.

About Mathis
Mathis is a multifaceted artist with a diverse international background. Having lived in the UK, Singapore, Belgium, France, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka, and Germany he travelled extensively across Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Asia. This deeply influences his work. An ocean enthusiast, Mathis is based on the Atlantic coast of Southwest France, where he combines his roles as an artist, surfer, and family man.