Matt Gondek Explained

Matt Gondek
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality:American
Known For:Deconstructed pop art
Occupation:Visual artist

Matt Gondek is an American pop artist.[1] He is a painter, muralist,[2] [3] and graphic illustrator focused on deconstructed pop art.[4] [5]

Career

Gondek is based in Los Angeles[6] [7] while his paintings and sculptures have been featured at exhibitions worldwide including Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Korea,[8] and Singapore.[9]

His works are usually done in vivid acrylic paint colors with bold lines[10] featuring various cartoon and comic book characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Homer Simpson often exploding, melting, or falling apart.[11] [12] His series "Fight Club" in 2022, a project including spiked baseball bats, was also offered as an NFT collection.[13] In December 2022, it was reported that one of the 50 limited-edition pieces from his "Deconstructed Mickeys" collection in 2018, valued at HK$50,000, was stolen from a toy store owner in Hong Kong.[14]

Background

Gondek is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[15] [16] He was named "Best Local Artist" by Pittsburgh Magazine in 2011.[17]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. https://www.curbed.com/article/moyo-martins-bronx-artist-studio-tour.html "From Furniture Factory to Artist’s Studio in the Bronx"
  2. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/08/violent-cartoon-mural-generates-eau-gallie-debate-over-art-politics-culture/682474002/ "'Violent' cartoon mural at the heart of a struggle in Eau Gallie over art, politics, culture"
  3. https://www.worcestermag.com/story/lifestyle/2022/07/22/prove-your-worcester-knowledge-our-third-selfie-scavenger-hunter/10131957002/ "Prove your Worcester knowledge with our third 'Selfie Scavenger Hunt'!"
  4. https://secretlosangeles.com/syla-tour-secret-walls/ "L.A.’s Ultimate Head-To-Head Artist Battle Is Going On Tour Across North America"
  5. https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/bait-beavis-and-butt-head-matt-gondek-capsule-release-lookbook "BAIT Releases Its Second 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Capsule"
  6. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/05/eau-gallie-exploding-cartoon-mural-set-thursday-appeal-hearing/645402002/ "'Exploding cartoon' mural in Eau Gallie may draw large crowd for appeal hearing debate"
  7. https://hypebeast.com/2020/11/matt-gondek-cyberbully-edition-nifty-gateway-release "Matt Gondek Releases 'CYBERBULLY' Digital Sculptures"
  8. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/07/690_333128.html "Urban Break art fair becomes playground for graffiti, webtoons, tattoo"
  9. https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/street-culture-convention-culture-cartel-grows-bigger-in-its-fourth-edition "Street culture convention Culture Cartel grows bigger in its fourth edition"
  10. https://hypebeast.com/2020/7/matt-gondek-los-angeles-artist-interview "Matt Gondek Puts His Own Twist on Nostalgic Cartoons"
  11. https://youthopia.sg/read/street-culture-convention-culture-cartel-2022-to-be-held-from-dec-1-to-4/ "Street culture convention Culture Cartel 2022 to be held from Dec 1 to 4"
  12. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fourth-edition-culture-cartel-back-020000082.html "The Fourth Edition of Culture Cartel is Back as a Four-Day Physical Event in the Heart of Town at Scape Singapore"
  13. https://hypebeast.com/2022/8/matt-gondek-nft-art-burn "Matt Gondek Latest Artist to Burn His Work Through NFTs"
  14. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/247995/Mickey-Mouse-robbers-flee-with-only-one-sculpture "Mickey Mouse robbers flee with only one sculpture"
  15. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/matt-gondek-and-brian-gonella-draw-together/Content?oid=1772558 "Matt Gondek and Brian Gonnella draw together"
  16. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/indie-fashion-designers-go-pop-up-in-lawrenceville/Content?oid=1526566 "Indie fashion designers go pop-up in Lawrenceville"
  17. https://pittsburghillustrators.org/media/newsletters/a341bc3cfddc72f5d146396ae95fa15a.pdf "Announcements"
  18. https://www.pen-online.jp/article/012043.html "Contemporary artist Matt Gondek, who draws popular characters such as Mickey Mouse as a motif, holds a solo exhibition"
  19. https://tokion.jp/2022/11/25/interview-matt-gondek/ "Dismantling Pop Art. Who is the painter Matt Gondek?"
  20. https://streetartnews.net/2022/02/artist-interview-matt-gondek.html "Artist Interview: Matt Gondek"
  21. https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/matt-gondek-control-solo-exhibition-avenue-des-arts-recap "A Look Inside Matt Gondek's "Control" Exhibition at Avenue des Arts LA"
  22. https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/matt-gondek-growing-pains-exhibition-avenue-des-arts-hong-kong "Matt Gondek Navigates Through "Growing Pains" in New Exhibit"
  23. https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/matt-gondek-clean-break-pop-up-hong-kong-art-basel-2018 "Matt Gondek Deconstructs Iconic Cartoons For "Clean Break" Pop-Up"
  24. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/07/690_333128.html "Urban Break art fair becomes playground for graffiti, webtoons, tattoo"

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