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News — Representation of Matthias van Arkel
A Gallery AB and David Franzén are pleased to announce representation of Matthias van Arkel.
Van Arkel’s work occupies a distinct position within contemporary abstraction. Through meticulously layered resin surfaces and saturated colour fields, he creates paintings that are both materially precise and optically immersive. The works shift with light and movement, activating space rather than merely occupying it.
This collaboration strengthens A Gallery AB’s focus on art in architecture and serious private collecting. Van Arkel’s practice is particularly suited to large-scale environments where material presence, colour intelligence and spatial dialogue are essential. His works hold architectural scale while retaining painterly depth.
For private collectors, the work offers long-term visual strength and conceptual clarity. These are not decorative abstractions; they are constructed surfaces that reward sustained attention. For architectural projects, they provide an opportunity to integrate contemporary art at a structural level — not as afterthought, but as intentional presence.
The representation marks a forward-looking step. We see strong potential in developing site-responsive projects, curated placements in new builds and strategic acquisitions for collectors seeking refined, material-driven abstraction.
This is a collaboration grounded in precision — and built for scale.
Representation: A Gallery AB