Matthias Triet – drawing, painting, animation, Basel

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World Expo

“Papercut”, backlit installation, 2025, 13 views:

Detail of the backlit metal construction in paper-cut style: a medallion with a laurel wreath, surrounded by small scenes and figures

A Mixed Bag

“one”, Post-it drawings, 2011, 5 views:

12 Post-its in pink and violet, each with a figure in Copic marker

Silicone Devil Mask, 2025, 6 views:

Silicone devil mask in three-quarter view, one horn visible, against dark fabric

Endless Patterns, 2019, 13 views:

Seamless pattern of interlocking monsters with red teeth on black

Walking Machines, 2020, 3 views:

White walking machine with a wheel and legs on red, 3D rendering

Glass and Metal Spheres, 1990/91, 3 views:

Round painting of a reflecting sphere with the painter at its centre

“faces”, face casts, 2019, 10 views:

Chocolate bunny with an inset plaster face, on white

Three Temperaments, 2020, 3 views:

Still from an animation: small figure “ME” and a flicking hand with “LIFE” on the sleeve

Blotography, 2026, 6 views:

Drawing: figures developed from colour blots fill a closed block

Connected, 2026, 13 views:

Dense doodle of heads and faces

Pistols, 2022, 6 views:

Pistol-shaped sheet, densely drawn with lettering and ornaments in black and blue, on black

Miniatures, 2022, 13 views:

Detail of a miniature: face with blue eyes, spiral nose and grinning mouth

Fusion, 2020, 8 views:

Three acrylic paintings on wood placed side by side: intertwined figures in turquoise, light green and yellow

Cargo Bar Chalkboards

Blackboard Rainbow: Pink, 2010–2015, 4 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Pink

Blackboard Rainbow: Yellow to Orange, 2012–2017, 7 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Yellow to Orange

Blackboard Rainbow: Turquoise and Blue, 2010–2017, 15 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Turquoise and Blue

Blackboard Rainbow: Green, 2009–2016, 12 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Green

Blackboard Rainbow: Grey, 2011–2017, 8 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Grey

Blackboard Rainbow: Red, 2009–2017, 25 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Red

Blackboard Rainbow: Black and White, 2010–2017, 18 views:

Blackboard Rainbow: Black and White

Night of the Pigs, 2009–2016, 10 views:

Chalk on a blackboard: a whole pig as an exploded view with numbered parts, the “Night of the Pigs” announcement at the top

Word and Image

Inktober 2019, 41 views:

Pen drawing: the letters “to” from the lettering “Inktober”, filled with figures and faces

NEW POST / TAP HERE, 2019–2020, 6 views:

Still from an animation: letters mid-swap, “NEW HERE” on a white panel

Pointed Nib and Ink, 2020, 7 views:

Pointed Nib and Ink

One Prompt a Day

Inktober 2020: Rockets, 2 views:

Digital drawing: dismantled rocket parts on red

Inktober 2020: Fish and Wisp, 4 views:

Two mirrored fish with glowing eyes

Inktober 2020: Red-Black-White, 15 views:

Red, black and white drawing: small figure with a heart card beside a giant leg

After Other People’s Originals

In Red, Black and White, 2020, 6 views:

In Red, Black and White

In Yellow, 2020–2021, 7 views:

In Yellow

In Green, 2021, 6 views:

In Green

In Blue, 2021, 6 views:

In Blue

“Dream of a Robot”, 2020, 3 views:

Watercolour drawing: robot head with lens eyes and a brain capsule above

Line and Hatching

Heart as a Machine, 2020, 2 views:

Heart made of gears and mechanics, on white

Ballpoint, No Underdrawing, 2020, 6 views:

Ballpoint drawing: engine with a face and four cylinders

Faces

Painted Faces, 2020, 7 views:

Face painting: a second face with a painted mouth, against black

Faces in a Door, 2021, 3 views:

Face drawn into the grain of a wooden door

Face Kit, 2021, 5 views:

Grid of 4 × 4 heads with coordinates A–D and 1–4

Tried Out

Pyrography, 2021, 6 views:

Round wooden disc with pyrography on blue

One Picture, a Whole Sequence, 2020, 6 views:

Portrait from below with a wide-open mouth

A Tower, Taller Every Day, 2020, 2 views:

Top of a drawn tower: a laughing head with a hammer, behind it an elf in a large cap

Moving Pictures

Long Loop, Figures, 2022, 3 views:

Long Loop, Figures

Long Loop, Abstract, 2022, 3 views:

Still from an animation: black geometric shapes on white

Viral or Not?, 2020, 2 views:

Viral or Not?

The Long Way Round

Two Time-Lapses, 2020, 2 views:

Two Time-Lapses

First Originals, Black and White, 2019, 9 views:

Digital drawing in grey: grinning creature with an elongated head

King, Face, Robot, Fire, 2020, 7 views:

Digital drawing: king with a crown holding a glowing orb

On the Side

2 Hours 22 Minutes, 2020, 2 views:

Ornamental mask with rows of teeth, drawn during a phone call

Desk Pad, 2011:

Desk pad covered in doodles, with a red tongue

Patterns and Structures

Structures, 2019–2020, 3 views:

Structures

Organic Structures, 2020, 4 views:

Organic Structures

“just doodling”, doodle Sheets, 2020, 9 views:

Doodle Sheets

Beginnings

From School Days, 1990/91, 3 views:

Drawing of a robot on tracks, with a match for scale

Life Drawing, Salzburg, 1991/92, 4 views:

Sketch: two seated figures seen from behind

From His Training, 1990–1997, 7 views:

Pencil drawing: pile of clutter with a sieve ring and cubes

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