Matthew Bone at Copro Nason

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Matthew Bone -  'Like Giving a Kid a Loaded Gun'

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 8pm – 11:30pm

Copro Nason Gallery – Bergamot Station

2525 Michigan Ave, unit T5

Santa Monica, CA

In gallery 2 Matthew Bone presents a solo show of new work "Like Giving a Kid a Loaded Gun". Born into and reared by a clan of Tuscan Raiders in Los Angeles, CA. and raised on a diet of horror movies, comic books, and pornography, Matthew injects a distinctive voice into his work. Pride, lust, vengeance, the lurid underbelly of humanity, and the allegories that illustrate the consequences of its revelation have long been the focus of his work. By utilizing the conventions of pop culture, and its readiness to embrace the artifice as sincere, Matthew is able to create a reenvisioned modern mythology. His work has been shown in London, Berlin, Cannes, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle, and has been featured in multiple publications. Matthew lives with his wife Jennifer and their two pugs under a bridge in Hollywood, CA.