Greenwich Art Gala

Greenwich, Connecticut May 2016

Matheus participated in this charity event, raising money for Haiti.  The event took place in a home in Greenwich, curators from New York City bringing together over a dozen artists to show and sell their works.  The event brought in double the projected attendance, with more than 700 people viewing Matheus’ pieces.

Homero Ganen

Market Gallery, Miami 

Matheus and Homero are currently collaborating on custom furniture pieces. They will be for sale exclusively at Market Gallery.

Jalan Jalan

Miami Design District

Matheus is currently producing and selling the M Chair at this store in Miami’s Design District. Jalan Jalan has been in the furniture business for more than 25 years and has a reputation in the luxury market.

Cafeina Wynwood Lauge

Miami, FloridaDecember 2015

Matheus did a weekend pop up show the week following Art Basel.  Cafeina is a cultural lounge, known for luxury events and parties, situated in Wynwood.

Wynwood Lab

Art Basel Miami Beach, December 2015

Wynwood Lab is an art and design incubator and members club located in the famed Wynwood district of Miami.  The concept space launched during the week of Art Basel.  Matheus was selected to be a featured artist and collaborator, exhibiting both his furniture pieces as well as his paintings.  Elle Decor, a partner of the Lab, ran articles about the featured artists and their presence during North America’s biggest week in art.

• Style Is The Limit  X ProvocateurNYC

Matheus was invited to bring a collection of pieces from “Style is the Limit” to Provocateur for a week-long exhibition.  Provocateur is known as a global cultural hub located in New York’s Meatpacking District which has played host to art and fashion industry leaders.  Matheus’ installation followed a Peter Beard photo exhibit and preceded the works of Mr. Brainwash.  The works were displayed throughout the venue, in the lounge as well as the club space.

• Style Is The Limit @ Gallery 151 -- links to gallery 151 + Wallplay

This week-long solo exhibition covered a multitude of Matheus’ styles and subjects; he wanted to display to the New York community the breadth of his abilities, imagination, and originality.  STYLE IS THE LIMIT grew into a reality.  Included in the selection, was Caras e Cores, Street Calligraphy, the world-premieres of the MASTER$ series, and his abstracts, Color Code.   

Gallery 151 is the premier pop up gallery in the art-centric Chelsea neighborhood, known for it’s connection to New York-based artists of the 80s and 90s, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.  The gallery is well-regarded internationally and has endorsed the works of Matheus as an emerging artist to watch.

Curator and partner, Wallplay, was a perfect match to bring Matheus’ vision to life.  With several years of experience and enthusiastic creative minds, they gave life to the exhibition.

The 3 day pop-up encapsulates the breadth of Matheus’ abilities, imagination, and originality.  Color Code, Master$, Street Calligraphy and Caras e Cores are completely unique:

Master$ is an impressionist response to the works of Caravaggio. The series’ three pieces are connected both literally, when placed side by side, and figuratively by the history and influence of some of art’s masters — whom Matheus greatly appreciates and respects — Basquiat, Haring, and of course, Caravaggio.  Included in this series as well are pieces that nod to other sources of inspiration for the artist such as Warhol and Picasso.

Color Code was initially intended as a backdrop for another concept.  When working to blend the paints in a vertical manner, an abstraction emerged.  Matheus saw the lines as a barcode; the parallel pattern used to systematically purchase.  He felt the outcome needed to remain simple and untouched.

Caras e Cores, his signature series, is a reflection of the human experience.  Each expression is serious, but given genuine qualities with the aid of vibrant color. In this series, the artist expresses a religious subtext without explicitly stating so.

Street Calligraphy brings the artist’s graffiti to a contained space on canvas. His writing unfolds into multiple perspectives to the viewer and is present on every piece — between abstractions, faces, skulls.  The tag, intertwined, spreads out into distinctive often amplified dimensions in gigantic “Matheus” calligraphy lettering.

• Steelos.com -- exclusive art and apparel sales

Matheus partnered with founder/owner, Jesse Bride, for the sales of his limited edition apparel and art work.  Through a collaborative effort, art is released in stages on the site along with a content series.  The apparel was designed and produced by Matheus and features some of his most memorable work.  The partnership is ongoing and supports both mutually beneficial content-creation as well as sales.

• Brasilian Soul

Hosted by Belo Espaco, in Belo Horizonte, Brasilian Soul was the first exhibition of Matheus’ work in Brazil. The show encompassed paintings produced during a three month stay in his native country in early 2015.  Particular series are pop interpretations of classic Brazilian characters including Samba Legends like,Cartola,Adoriram Barbosa ,Jair Rodrigues , Noel Rosa  and Brazilian Girls like Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima.

The show was promoted by the city’s best public relations firm and Matheus was interviewed on local radio networks and for national publications including Hoje em Dia.  Following the show’s great success, a sale of 39 pieces in 3 days, he produced his first book which was translated into English and gifted to clients and galleries during his travels abroad.

• Avant Garde

Avant Garde by MMC was the home of Matheus’ first ever solo exhibition.  Located among more than 60 art galleries, Avant Garde has situated itself in the Lower East Side which established itself as an alternative art district in New York. Matheus self-produced the show and held an opening event sponsored by Celestial Tequila.  The exhibition was mentioned in New York Magazine’s “Best Bets,” as well as various local blogs and papers.

• Global Citizen

Global Citizen has a goal to end poverty by 2050.  They supplement their goal by engaging younger generations to get involved and call attention to their cause hosting concerts headlined by Coldplay and Beyonce.  Matheus was selected as a featured artist during one of their holiday pop up art shows. A portion of the sale of each piece was donated to their organization.  The event itself was attended by well-known philanthropists including Nirvana drummer, Dave Grohl.