Welcome to the official remodernist website

"A self-taught artist, Matt Bray adheres to the 1999 Remodernist Manifesto written by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson. He has been painting for about ten years and has just embarked on a Fine Art degree at the Ashford School of Art and Design. Like the movement he embraces, Matt is true to himself and continually growing, learning, and inspiring." 

[from 'Remodernism: Inspiration and Honesty in Art' - interview for mungbeing magazine 2008]

Matt on Remodernism...

The key tenets of Remodernism are vision, authenticity, and self-expression.

With regards to modernism, objective truth was abandoned in place of subjective truth. Post-Modernism abandoned the idea of subjective truth, believing instead there were no truths. It is a cynical view, that as you practice it, can slowly eat away at your sense of power and purpose.

Remodernism seemed to me to be addressing this problem and allowing artists to again claim some kind of belief, and to begin creating from the heart, allowing self-expression back into the fray.

Testimonials about Matt...

"through the grizzled eye of a salty mariner yet retains a curiosity that keeps his explorations exciting. He sees the dangers and navigates the waters like a skilled seaman, acknowledging that the adventure changes him."
 
mark givens - editor, mungbeing

"It’s a rare thing these days to find work that has any real content over form and style. People make all too much of originality and forsake authenticity. I think Matt Bray’s work is a sure Triumph of this."

pete molinari - singer/songwriter

"He likes to invoke a sense of classicism and modernity in his work by re-using existing objects.”

steve rowland - author, made in medway