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Matthew Bone

It's good to have enemies.

About Me



Matthew Bone was born into and reared by a clan of Tuscan Raiders in Los Angeles . Raised on a diet of comic books, horror movies, and pornography, Matthew injects a distinctive voice into his painting. Pride, lust, vengeance, the lurid underbelly of humanity, and the allegories that illustrate the consequences of it's revelation has long been the focus of Matthew Bone's work. By utilizing the conventions of pop culture, and it's willingness to embrace the artifice as the sincere, Matthew is able to create a reinvisioned modern mythology. Matthew's work can be seen internationally. He lives with his wife and two pugs under a bridge in Hollywood , CA . You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes.
Nothing of him doth fade, but
Doth suffer a sea change into something
Rich and strange.
William Shakespeare, The Tempest

I'd like to meet:

Beautiful, ugly, awkward, skinny, fat, amazing, breathtaking, inspiring, delicious, sweaty, people to paint.

upcoming shows
2008
April: "Transgression" group show
Last Rites Gallery NYC, NY
August: "Crazy for Cult"
Gallery 1988 LA, CA.
November:"Visionaries"
Canvas LA, CA.
December:"Like Giving a Kid a Loaded Gun"
Copro Nason Gallery Santa Monica, CA (solo show).
2009
March:: "Southern" Matthew Bone and Brian Viveros
Last Rites Gallery NYC, NY

Television:

Arrested Development.... that's about it. Wait.... oh yeah,Veronica Mars and Heroes too.

Books:

As many as possible.

Heroes:

Caravaggio, Jenny Saville, Mark Romanek, Will Cotton, Damien Loeb, Tobe Hooper, Joel Peter and Jerome Witkin, Leigh Bowery, Alexander McQueen, Gottfried Helnwein, Marilyn Minter

My Blog

Draw show at SxSW then touring internationally

Gallery Lombardi:602 West Seventh St. Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, 512-481-1088This group drawing show is making its final stop inthe U.S.before going to London & Japan. "Draw" is a tribute to the often...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:28:00 PST

Strychnin NY Valentines day show Feb. 9th

All New York peep should go, I am sure it will be another off the hook show.MB...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:52:00 PST

Fuse TV interview up now

Please remember while watching this that my motor functions were slightly compromised due to alcohol.CLICKHERE
Posted by Matthew Bone on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:45:00 PST

CoproNason 15th anniversary show and book release: Sat. Dec. 9th


Posted by Matthew Bone on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:26:00 PST

New interview with NoKnockRoom.com

We had the great opportunity to interview Matthew Bone, one of the coolest figurative artists in L.A., whose paintings are much more than morbid visions of the world today... the guy is truly talented...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:52:00 PST

NYC Strychnin "Arcanum" show Oct. 27th

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th at 7:00 pmATThe Last Rites Tattoo Theatre(World renowned home of Paul Booth)Strychnin NYC(NEW sister gallery of Strychnin Berlin)Grand Opening Party for the All NewPaul Booth, Lio...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:01:00 PST

Sept. 16th show at Tracy Park Gallery: Santa Monica, CA

TRACY PARK GALLERY1431 Ocean AvenueSanta Monica, California 90401310-260-9954September 16: Persons of Interest: Neil Simon Poyuzina, Tim McCormick, Jason Sherry, Vanessa...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:58:00 PST

Copro Nason group show July 15th

I know my name is not on the flyer... fortunately I'm one of the many more....
Posted by Matthew Bone on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:06:00 PST

Gallery Noir July 15th

It should be a good show. Everyone should come and support new galleries... then you can go to Copro/Nason, I have another show group opening there that night too....
Posted by Matthew Bone on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:47:00 PST

Roq La Rue opening June 9th

Roq la Rue is pleased to present a giant group show for its June exhibit, entitled "Fresh Meat" and featuring artists who have not exhibited at the gallery before (Ok, with the exception of a couple!)...
Posted by Matthew Bone on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:00:00 PST