Matt Gondek is a renowned Deconstructed Pop Artist based in Los Angeles. Gondek’s paintings and sculptures have become highly sought after, with a growing number of sold-out exhibitions around the world that include Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Hong Kong. The Deconstructed Pop Art paintings, normally done in hyper bright acrylic paint on canvas, showcase various cartoon and comic book characters often exploding, melting or falling apart. Gondek has been covered numerous times by publications such as Hypebeast, Complex, to gracing the cover of 'Urban Contemporary Art Guide' 2019 by Graffiti Art. Learn More
THE DROP
Avenue des Arts in collaboration with MakersPlace is pleased to present RATS, a solo exhibition by deconstructive pop artist Matt Gondek. This is the first exhibition in which Gondek has based all of the artwork on one central character in a variety of ways.
The term “rats” is used to express annoyance or frustration, and Gondek uses the exclamation, “rats,” to describe the mood of the pandemic and the sudden cancellation of so many important events and exhibitions. RATS takes this frustration as inspiration and then leaves it in the past. The inclusion of digital NFT art might also hint at a common awareness in technological advances and an irreversible change in our culture following COVID 19.
1/1 AUCTION, LIMITED EDITIONS & $1 RAFFLE FOR MAKERSPLACE COLLECTORS
The winner of the 1/1 auction will receive a one-of-a-kind physical hand-painted 12 inch vinyl sculpture, signed and painted by Matt Gondek.
Every collector of the 10/10 Deconstructed Mouse (Wood) will receive a signed and numbered 22×28 inch four color screen print with a certificate of authenticity.
