Tony Olga Esther ‘The false facades we manufacture

‘The false facades we manufacture blind us to the meaningful idea of a shared experience

In an homage to Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" I decided to depict the immaculate birth of one of my favorite recurring characters - Bat Girl

The Fox is Black

Ceramic and Wood Frame

The seamless blending of the iconic with the visceral blurs the line between what is sacred and what is profane

Tony Olga Esther ‘The false facades we manufactureDetails About Oil on panel 8 x 10 in. 2021 Matthew Robertson was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from the Academy of Art University in 2012 with a BFA in illustration. He currently lives and works in Berkeley, California. Robertsons technical oil paintings are simultaneously chaotic and controlled as he masterfully weaves the two components into one canvas to intuitively explore the tenuous balance between real and abstract forms. The