Marisha Matthews: Retrograde
Retrograde
The 1970s were not all tie die and flares.
A 70s childhood meant that our parents’ and grandparents’ houses were furnished in the 50s and 60s, the sideboard displayed the floral teacups and saucers of their parents’ generation. Op shops sold fur coats, fox head stoles, pill box hats and the long satin gloves worn to dances. The new items, the bright orange Crock Pot and other kitchen classics, were only highlights against this muted backdrop. The autumn toned accessories that we might have thrown in the bin in the late 80s, are now vintage treasure.
Can painting bring these vanishing artifacts back to the present, recycling the colours and textures in contemporary work?
Marisha Matthews, 2026
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Retrograde
The 1970s were not all tie die and flares.
A 70s childhood meant that our parents’ and grandparents’ houses were furnished in the 50s and 60s, the sideboard displayed the floral teacups and saucers of their parents’ generation. Op shops sold fur coats, fox head stoles, pill box hats and the long satin gloves worn to dances. The new items, the bright orange Crock Pot and other kitchen classics, were only highlights against this muted backdrop. The autumn toned accessories that we might have thrown in the bin in the late 80s, are now vintage treasure.
Can painting bring these vanishing artifacts back to the present, recycling the colours and textures in contemporary work?
Marisha Matthews, 2026
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