B-UNCUT (LONDON) INTERVIEW

Read the full interview here : B-UNCUT.

A Note About A Book About Death: A Book From Seattle

A Book About Death Seattle, curated by Kathleen McHugh and Almendra Sandoval, is now a book, which you can view and download as a PDF.  You can also print it out.  I produced an essay about the project, focusing in on the September 2009 New York exhibition at The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery.  The book was conceived of and designed by artist and art dealer Almendra Sandoval.

You can read that essay online here: A Note About A Book About Death. 

The image above includes a photo of my work for the Seattle show, Talk To God, 2011.  Photo of MR by Ari Rossner.

MAN OF THE HOUR : THE CULTURE INTERVIEW

I was recently interviewed by Randolf Castro of Man of the Hour Magazine.  I discussed methods, influences, art works, and money and creation, not in that order. I also discussed the global project A Book About Death.

Read the Culture Interview here.

Left: Figure 3, 2008. Drawing on vintage paper.

FRANCE 24 INTERVIEW: GOD & COUNTRY

CLICK THIS TEXT TO VIEW VIDEO: Interview with Eve Jackson, culture editor, France 24, about the exhibition, GOD & COUNTRY,  how I work, the possible meanings of these works, as well as a quick tour of the project A BOOK ABOUT DEATH.

A BOOK ABOUT DEATH, A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS

Dear A Book About Death / Dear A Book About Birds.  Two works for the ABAD exhibition, The Ties That Bind taking place at The Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery, Bay Shore, New York. 

Amelia's Magazine : Interview

Interview by Kat Phan Amelia's Magazine (UK) on Scared But Fresh, A Book About Death and Spelling With Scissors: Amelia's Magazine.

Excerpt: Matthew’s most recent project, Scared But Fresh, is a dislocated love story exploring the sense and non-sense, which I was lucky enough to catch at Orange Dot Gallery, a lovely new exhibition space in the heart of Bloomsbury. By his own admission, Matthew is interested in ‘creating works to see them for himself’ but as a by-product of his imagination, his mesmerising creations prompt the viewer to garner thoughts of their own. ...
 
How old were you when you realised you wanted to be an artist?
I couldn’t have been more than six years old when my mother and aunt dragged me to The Brooklyn Museum to see Van Gogh. The lines went around the block and I couldn’t understand what the fuss was about; I was hungry, my feet hurt and being small, I was suffocating in this cloud of wool coats. Once inside the galleries, however, I caught my first glimpse of what has proven to be a very nourishing world… I stayed close to my mother and aunt for about 10 minutes but soon enough got lost (purposely) and quietly pushed my way through the crowds to get up close to Van Gogh’s brilliant colors, these vibrating landscapes – in particular, the painting he produced in the Arlesian sun, Almond Branches in Bloom (1890). It turned out to be one of the pieces he produced the year he died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. I never forgot the color and intelligence behind this painting, and I slowly began to look for this “art experience” on my own. 


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A BOOK ABOUT DEATH OMAHA : POSTER DESIGN

I created this poster design for A Book About Death Omaha, an exhibition of the original show as well as new works for the project that launched in New York in September 2009 at The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery.

ABAD Omaha is curated by Louise Millmann and opens at The RNG Gallery on July 31, 2010.

Download this poster to print in your home or office [6.5 MB FILE].