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 Rehgan De Mather
Artist Statement





In music, sampling is the process of taking a pre-existing piece of recorded material and reusing it to create something new yet undeniably familiar. It’s a way of cutting and pasting an interesting lyric or break to be born a new in a different context.



Originally born out of necessity, patchwork was a way of making fabrics last longer. Once a garment was worn out, it was cut into patches and sewn together with other pieces of fabric to create a “new” useful item.



A collage, from the French word coller; meaning to stick, is a collection of disparate items combined to create something new.  While my practice is primarily painting based, I employ collage and assemblage techniques to create layers of imagery, text and motif.



Much like a musical sample or patchwork fabric, I reuse and recycle previous works and canvas, cutting them up and casting them amongst new landscapes. I refer to these as “contemporary leftovers”, a collection of disjointed stories, themes and ideas sewn together across time and space.



This process is as much about building a personal iconography as it is putting together the pieces of a puzzle.  Driven by a desire to create, construct and connect; collage and assemblage allow me join the dots between past work and new ideas.





Rehgan De Mather, 2009.

Our Tribe by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 150 x 100 cm
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Sacred & Wired by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic,spray enamel, oilstick and collage on canvas
Size 200cm x 130cm
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Placebo by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylie, oilstick, charcoal and collage on canvas
Size 102 x 92 cm
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Nothing else by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, charcoal and collage mounted on canvas
Size 185 x 195cm
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Resurrection as a change in direction by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, charcoal and collage on canvas
Size 150 x 150cm
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Study for Constructing Caelum by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, ink and collage on paper mounted on canvas
Size 120 x 90 cm
Price SOLD

Play by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel & collage on Canvas
Size 90 x 90 cm
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Study for Self Portrait as a Dirty Jaded Raver (2) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel & collage on Canvas
Size 90 x 120
Price SOLD

Tribal Industriual by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 122 cm
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Bangers & Mash by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal, letra-set & collage on canvas
Size 134 x 155 cm
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Pimp Grin by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, photographic print & collage on canvas
Size 140 x 145 cm
Price SOLD

The Last Dance by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , mannequin, lego, cotton & collage on canvas
Size 150 x 120 cm
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Study for Pimp Grin by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, photographic print & collage on canvas
Size 107 x 69
Price SOLD

Uber Women (The Remix) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 122 cm
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Urban landscape escape by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oilstick,charcoal and collage on combined ground
Size 130 x 200 cm
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Something like a Statement by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic,spray enamel, oilstick and collage on canvas
Size 120 x 300 cm
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Study for Self Portrait as a Dirty Jaded Raver by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick & collage on canvas
Size 69 x 107
Price SOLD

Fallen by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 122 cm
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Study for Murder on the Dance Floor by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, mirror tile, ball, photographic print, hoodie, stitching & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 135 cm
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I like your old stuff better than our new stuff by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick, charcola & photographic print & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 183cm
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Self Portrait as a Dirty Jaded Raver by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick, cotton t shirt & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 240 cm
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Movement Mashes by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 300 cm
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Cool by Association ( fashionable art ) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
Price SOLD

Punk'd ( fashionable art) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
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Massacre ( fashionable art) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
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Random (fashionable art ) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
Price SOLD

Game On ( fashionable art ) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
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Con-totem-porary (fahionable art) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on cotton t-shirt, stretched and sealed over canvas
Size 30 x 30 cm
Price SOLD

Evolve by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, wooden dolls and Letra-set on canvas
Size 30 x 30 x 30cm
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The Real Mr Art by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic and Mr Potatoe Head parts on canvas
Size 30 x 30 x 30cm
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The End of Art Boy ( knock yourself out) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic and boxing gloves on canvas
Size 40 x 30 x 30 cm
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All I wanted was a pepsi by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, plastic cup and brushes on canvas
Size 40 x 30 x 30 cm
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A study in Evolution ( evolution and afterthoughts) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel charcoal & collage on Canvas
Size 90 x 90 cm
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Ghost in the Shell ( evolution and afterthoughts) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic on Canvas
Size 90 x 90 cm
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Chitter Chatter ( evolution and afterthoughts) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, charcoal & collage on Canvas
Size 150 x 150 cm
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Lost in Space by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick , charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 200 x 122 cm
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The End of Art Boy by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic,clothing, stitching & paint brush on canvas
Size 200 x 122 cm
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Not So Tidy by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, mannequin, ink, charcoal, and collage on canvas
Size 200 x 130 cm
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Chitter Chatter and Cheapshots by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick lego pieces, wax frame & collage on canvas
Size 170 x 205 cm
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Is this what you wanted? ( is this what you had in mind?) by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acrylic, spray enamel, oil stick, charcoal & collage on canvas
Size 240 x 200 cm
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Against by Rehgan De Mather
Medium Acylic, spray enamel, charcoal & collage on paper mounted on canvas
Size 100 x 60 cm
Price SOLD


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