{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Abstract Calligraphy by Matox","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-painting.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-04-12T11:02:31Z","description":"Abstract, calligraphy-inspired paintings aren’t that new, but in my eyes still impressive. A good example are those artworks by Portuguese-French urban artist Nuno de Matos aka Matox! ","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Painting\u003c/em\u003e | Portuguese-French urban artist Nuno de Matos aka \u003cstrong\u003eMatox\u003c/strong\u003e (not to be confused with \u003ca href=\"/pedro-matos-urban-reality/\"\u003ePedro Matos\u003c/a\u003e!) won this year’s \u003ca href=\"/1st-urban-arts-award-berlin/\"\u003eUrban Award\u003c/a\u003e for painting, for what reason I had the chance to take a closer look at his brilliant abstract calligraphy paintings in Berlin!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNuno de Matos is inspired by art from wide variety of periods in human development: all the way from the days of cave-paintings to the scrawling street art of our fast-paced contemporary society. This evolution can be seen in the rich layering of acrylic, spray paint, and marker used to create these complex and fluid designs found in each unique modern art canvas. (\u003ca href=\"http://fokal.com/f-1085/abstract-calligraphy-amp-urban-graffiti\"\u003efokal.com\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatox studied at the University of Toulouse and developed an expressive, line-based abstract style since the 80s. Although his artworks remind me of those by \u003ca href=\"/jose-parla-urban-calligaphy/\"\u003eBrooklyn-based urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Parlá\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, I like the complexity of the different layers of calligraphy-inspired lines. What do you think?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info, check out \u003ca href=\"http://matos.art.free.fr/bio_english.html\"\u003ehis website\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1688\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1688\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1688\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_1c7b1269b4559ffc.avif 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_69f1da1e1438b2.avif 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_9c902823827f9d8e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_83f79cec67debfab.webp 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_f8bd7c426a99b024.webp 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_65f7e9d138a7f7bc.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_ac489658e2bc4997.jpg\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_e1296b097c88a7c1.jpg 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_2adf35407a0affc3.jpg 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy_hu_ac489658e2bc4997.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"935\" alt=\"matox abstract calligraphy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ematox abstract calligraphy\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1952\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1952\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1952\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_d8a34a24fa0809ed.avif 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_87356085c851dc22.avif 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_aaa36adedba22215.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_8be65f1366ad105d.webp 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_6c89b36839f36183.webp 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_4ebaff6046d15699.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_e13735a22c78ac8.jpg\" srcset=\"/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_4200b76302ea2a2f.jpg 480w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_d43e9569b2d9716f.jpg 960w, /abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy_hu_e13735a22c78ac8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1081\" alt=\"matox urban calligraphy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ematox urban calligraphy\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Urban Painting* | Portuguese-French urban artist Nuno de Matos aka **Matox** (not to be confused with [Pedro Matos](/pedro-matos-urban-reality/)!) won this year’s [Urban Award](/1st-urban-arts-award-berlin/) for painting, for what reason I had the chance to take a closer look at his brilliant abstract calligraphy paintings in Berlin!\n\n\u003e Nuno de Matos is inspired by art from wide variety of periods in human development: all the way from the days of cave-paintings to the scrawling street art of our fast-paced contemporary society. This evolution can be seen in the rich layering of acrylic, spray paint, and marker used to create these complex and fluid designs found in each unique modern art canvas. ([fokal.com](http://fokal.com/f-1085/abstract-calligraphy-amp-urban-graffiti))\n\nMatox studied at the University of Toulouse and developed an expressive, line-based abstract style since the 80s. Although his artworks remind me of those by [Brooklyn-based urban artist **José Parlá**](/jose-parla-urban-calligaphy/), I like the complexity of the different layers of calligraphy-inspired lines. What do you think?\n\nFor more info, check out [his website](http://matos.art.free.fr/bio_english.html)!\n\n![matox abstract calligraphy](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-abstract-calligraphy.jpg\u003e)\n\nmatox abstract calligraphy ![matox urban calligraphy](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/abstract-calligraphy-matox/matox-urban-calligraphy.jpg\u003e)\n\nmatox urban calligraphy ","tags":["Calligraphy","Abstract Art","Matox","Painting"],"title":"Abstract Calligraphy by Matox","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/abstract-calligraphy-matox/"}