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My name is Matthew Ivan Cherry.
I am an artist fixated on the landscape of the face, head, body, and all that makes up a portrait and contributes to a dialogue on identity. I transcribe my responses and interpretation of what I observe through layers of colors and the sheer accumulation of marks which results in a pile of thoughts made manifest by considered and expressed responses of what I see...and what I don't.
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“Life's true face is the skull.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis
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My artwork is located in the various links below. _______________________________
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aficionado

Matthew Ivan Cherry

Sometimes when I watch Mr. Squarepants…I think about The American Gothic: Aficionado Series

60” x 72”

Oil on Canvas

2011


aficionado - enthusiast - collector - connoisseur

I am looking for couples (spouses, partners, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, friends, etc.) to model for a series of portraits wearing attire that references the iconic figures of pop culture who they are curious about, collect, admire, identify with and are obsessed or passionate about…however mildly or strongly.