Recent Work

3d PLA Print from manipulating existing shared files in combination with digitally sculpting from scratch, and 3d scanning my own head. "Sherberus" is a personalized Rook Chess piece version of the Greek Mythology Hound of Hades: Cerberus.
2019

Sherberus

New World, New Awareness, New Life.

Mixed media on black PVC panel, braced with wood and steel. 48x48x18"
2018

New World, New Awareness, New Life. Installation shot.

Mixed media on black PVC panel, braced with wood and steel. 48x48x18"
2018

New World, New Awareness, New Life. Installation shot.

Mixed media on black PVC panel, braced with wood and steel. 48x48x18"
2018

Petrified Dog in Majestic Mountains

Acrylic and enamel on canvas, framed in burnt pine. 5x7" canvas with frame it is 5, 3/4 x 13"
2018

Anyone who thinks they know better is stupid

Acrylic, ink, pastel and enamel on Canvas
Framed in an old dirty drill press waste board.
4x6" with frame 6x7 3/8"
2018

Anyone who thinks they know better is stupid

Acrylic, ink, pastel and enamel on Canvas
Framed in an old dirty drill press waste board.
4x6" with frame 6x7 3/8"
2018

What a pity

2018, Mixed media collage on wood panel, 25 x 12"

Basket Case

2018, Acrylic, enamel, and collage, on canvas. 14 x 11"

Dry or not, banks coming, time to put her down

16 x 20”
Acrylic, enamel, collage, marker, tobacco, and gold leaf, on wood panel.
2018

Sheep in Wolves Clothing

22 x 14”
Acrylic, enamel, collage, and PLA filament, on 2 canvases

Leaky Blinders

2018, oil, acrylic, enamel, nail polish, ink, and collage on canvases. 14x12"

Cain't kill death

2018, oil on acrylic, collage, wax, and marker on canvas. 16x20"

Cinnamons

2017, collage, shellac, and acrylic paint on wood panel, 60" x 48"

Father’s Footsteps

2017, Wood, hand carved high-density foam, Z-Corp print, acrylic paint and clear sealants.
32" x 18,1/2" x 5,1/2"

Father’s Footsteps

2017, Wood, hand carved high-density foam, Z-Corp print, acrylic paint and clear sealants.
32" x 18,1/2" x 5,1/2"

Detail Shot

Hand carved rabbit

Detail Shot

From piece: Father’s Footsteps

Voluntary Submission

Acrylic and colored pencil sealed on plywood panel.
6x6”
2017

FLUD

Acrylic, collage and graphite on shellacked pine plywood panel. 6x6”
2017

All-seeing Eye

Acrylic, collage, & paint pen on shellacked plywoodpanel
6x6”
2017

“The Condition”

18x24”
Acrylic paint and oil paint pen on canvas.
2017

Speaking to Privilege

Wood, steel, found objects and acrylic paint.
36.5"x17"x8"
2017

Speaking to Privilege

Installation shot

Speaking to Privilege

Installation shot

Tougher if you're Stupid

2017, 11"x14" acrylic, oil paint pen and marker sealed in Krylon matte coat, on canvas.

Happy Thoughts

11"x14" acrylic, oil paint pen, marker and colored pencil sealed in Krylon matte coat, on hard back of old sketchbook. 2017

Release of the Moths

2017 acrylic, enamel and wood on wood panel. 48x24"

Instalation shot: Release of the Moths

2017 acrylic, enamel and wood on wood panel. 48x24"

Installation shot

" Inevitable anger over death of a banjo" and "Release of the Moths"

Inevitable anger over death of a banjo

2017, acrylic and collage 28x23"

Inevitable

Installation shot

"Unabandoned"

2nd collaboration with my daughter finished, 3x4" with frame. Acrylic, ink, graphite and washable marker sealed in clear-coat on panel in wood frame.

"Unabandoned"

Process Shot

Some mark making made by my 1 year old collaborator on miniature piece: "Unabandoned"

Send for the Powder Monkeys

2017, 28x23"
Acrylic and ink on mounted paper board. Stained and shellacked Yardstick frame.

Saturated fantasy Millennial Z

30"x22"
2017, Acrylic, graphite, spray paint and ink on paper.

Saturated fantasy Millennial Z

Installation shot
30"x22"
2017, Acrylic, graphite, spray paint and ink on paper.

Saturated fantasy Millennial Z(14).jpg

Out in the Baltimore elements

Eat More Murder

2017 24x18"
Acrylic and tissue paper on canvas.

Eat More Murder

2017 24x18"
Acrylic and tissue paper on canvas.

Blue Oak

11x11"
Acrylic and ink on canvas. 2017

Blue Oak

11x11"
Acrylic and ink on canvas. 2017

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About:

Matthew Sherwood is a mixed media painter and sculptor originally hailing from Fairborn, OH. He earned his BFA in Painting in 2010 from MICA and his MFA in Painting from Towson University in 2015. He has recently shown his work in Baltimore, MD and Galerie Wolfsen in Denmark. He is the 3D Safety Technician at Towson University, Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education, and teaches as a studio 3d /foundations adjunct instructor.

Artist Statement:

If my art transformed into a movie it would be classified as a dark comedy. Using humor and visual metaphors, the work asks questions about morality and mortality. Blending the representational with the fantastical; I attempt to reward the viewer with approachable narratives that ask for an opinionated interpretation.

Many themes arise throughout the bodies of work. One prominent theme I regularly return to is masculinity. These works address traditional forms of masculinity as I understand them. Doing so I wrestle with the issues and contradictions that arise within these notions of masculinity and the role that they play in contemporary society.

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Recent Work