Matthew A. Taylor
Directing
Biography
Matthew Taylor is an American artist and technologist who works in film, sculpture, photography, written mediums and performance. Taylor has spent his life struggling with the term "artist" as his interests span a number of industries including data analysis, documentary filmmaking, and city planning, among others. While most would consider Matthew a filmmaker based on the primary medium he chooses to manifest his ideas, he considers himself a sculptor based on the broad definition he prefers. Moving from his classical training in painting, drawing, art history and theory, Taylor moved into filmmaking in the late 90's while still in art school. Starting with short concept films, digital installations, music videos and fashion films, Taylor eventually started making documentaries. Coming full circle, Matthew directed "Marcel Duchamp: The Art of The Possible", a feature length documentary on the life and work of Marcel Duchamp, exploring the critical underpinnings of art in the 20th and 21st centuries. After nearly 150 short films, fashion works, ballet and dance pieces, Taylor has recently returned to his fine arts background with a series of new sculpture works due in the near future.
Known For
A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important creators of the 20th century, revolutionary of arts, aesthetics and pop culture.
Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible
Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.
Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York
Pope John Paul II's historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979
Nine Days That Changed The World
Featuring first person interviews with national political leaders, investigative journalists, best-selling authors, and renowned scholars and historians, as well as news broadcasts, and eye-witness accounts, Los Abandonados tells the story of Argentina's top prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, and raises the painful question of whether or not justice will ever be found.