The Landing is pleased to present At Dawn, a solo exhibition of new work by Matt Phillips on view from May 17 through June 28. Created over the winter and early spring, these paintings reflect a period of focused experimentation within a self-imposed visual vocabulary. Composed of repeated shapes—arches, triangles, and rounded blocks—set against mostly monochromatic grounds, the works explore shifting relationships of form, color, and space. Some paintings feel expansive, others compressed, each one shaped by a process of layering translucent pigment and revising composition over time. The result is a body of work that captures both precision and softness, rhythm and variation.
Though resolutely abstract, Phillips’ paintings are infused with the mood and pacing of lived experience. They echo natural rhythms—shifting light, weather, and slow transformation—without directly depicting the world. Through repeated forms and a limited visual lexicon, Phillips investigates the emotional and spatial possibilities of abstraction. His method favors exploration over resolution, allowing each painting to build upon the last in a lateral, evolving conversation. At Dawn invites slow, repeated looking—its layered surfaces and nuanced colors offering a quiet but resonant experience. Phillips lives in Brooklyn, NY, and has exhibited widely in the U.S. and internationally. He is represented by Mindy Solomon Gallery and the Landing Gallery.
