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About Matthew

Baltimore City
“Art is my story, my personal Glory. We will all one day leave this earth...  Art will live forever.”
— Mateo Blu
 
Matthew Rice, also known by his creative moniker Mateo Blu, was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. His humble beginnings were like that of many other inner city youth growing up surrounded by constant temptation, negativity and chaos.
 
Mateo's story were art and football. Both gave him the escape that he needed allowing him to grow.… more
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Writings on the Walls

WORDS TO WRITING, LAYERED WITH FEELINGS, EMOTION, HISTORY, PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS CAPTURED IN A VISUAL COLLAGE THAT REFLECTS THE UNTOLD, UNSUNG, UNLEASHED WITH NO FILTER OR LANE. WELCOME TO THE HIGHWAY OF CREATIVE THOUGHT CAPTURED IN THE PERFECT BLEND OF ABSRACT AND STREET ART.
  • Open Minded lll
    Open Minded lll
    Oil on canvas. 36x48
  • Now or NeverLand
    Now or NeverLand
    Oil on canvas. 30"X24"
  • Mental Mathematics
    Mental Mathematics
    Oil on canvas. 36"X40"
  • Life Vs. Death
    Life Vs. Death
    Mixed media on canvas. 30"X40"
  • Black Wallstreet
    Black Wallstreet
    Mixed media on canvas. 30"X20"
  • Book of Wisdom
    Book of Wisdom
    Oil and acrylic on canvas. 36"X24"
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    • Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein

    In 2008, I traveled throughout the Southwest United States to create a series of murals that were inspired by the work of Roy Lichtenstein. For this series of murals,  I was Commissioned by Park Seven Investment Group to take his style and infuse it with my own.
    • Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Mural series in Texas.
    • Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
    • Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Mateo Blu Meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Mural Project.
    • Mateo Blu meets Roy Lichtenstein
      Documentation video of mural project.
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    • Penn State

    FROM WE ARE PENN STATE TO WE ARE ART. THIS SERIES HIGHLIGHTS THE LAYERS IT TAKES TO BUILD AND UNDERSTAND THE BOND FROM PAST TO FUTURE PSU STUDENTS, FANS, AND ALUMNI. FROM LIVING ROOMS, TO STUDIES, TO MAN CAVES, THIS SERIES REPRESENTS THE PRIDE OF THE NITTANY LIONS.
    • In Virum Perfectum
      In Virum Perfectum
      Oil and acrylic on canvas. 30"X24"
    • The 12th Man
      The 12th Man
      Oil and acrylic on canvas. 36"X24"
    • Wall of War
      Wall of War
      Oil and acrylic on canvas. 30"X24"
    • Undefeated
      Undefeated
      Oil and acrylic on canvas. 30"X24"X
    • State of Blu #5
      State of Blu #5
      Oil and acrylic on canvas. 40"X36"
    • State of Blue
      State of Blue
      Oil on Canvas. 30"X20"
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    • No Child Left

     This series pictorially portrays the reality of inequality that still present in society and the public school system. Making this his first collaborative series, Mateo Blu's #artistnetwork sheds light upon past memories as a student, as well as what youth presently encounter now and in the near future if positive change isn’t made.
    • 4got-10 Promise
      4got-10 Promise
      Oil and actylic on canvas. 40"X30"
    • Genesis
      Genesis
      Oil on canvas. 20"X30"
    • About Time
      About Time
      Oil on canvas 36"X40"
    • ReBuilding-Prymids
      ReBuilding-Prymids
      oil on canvas. 30"X20"
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    • Life Lessons

    THIS SERIES IS AS SIMPLE AS ITS TITLE BUT GOES AS DEEP AS THE EXPERIENCE SHARED BY ITS CREATOR. LIFE, CULTURE, SOCIETY, GOVERNMENT, RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY HAVE SERVED AS SOME OF MATEO BLU’S STRONGEST INSPIRATIONS IN HIS CREATIVE JOURNEY.
    • Gods & Kings
      Gods & Kings
      Oil and acrylic on canvas.
    • Reign
      Reign
      Oil on canvas.
    • Behind Every Corner
      Behind Every Corner
      Oil on canvas. 36"X50"
    • Dead Lines
      Dead Lines
      Oil on Canvas. 24"X20"
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    • Feelings Change

    BASED STRONGLY ON THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMANITY, COVERING SUBJECTS SUCH AS LOVE TO RAW HISTORICAL DEPICTIONS, LAYERED IN A COLLABORATION OF STYLES SINGULARLY USED IN SEVERAL MATEO BLU SERIES'. FEELINGS COMPETE WITH CREATIVE REACTION IN THIS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING SERIES OF WORK. NO JUDGEMENT, JUST FEELINGS.
    • Building this life Together
      Building this life Together
      Oil on canvas. 24"X36"
    • Gentrification
      Gentrification
      Oil on canvas. 24"X30"
    • Isaiah 43
      Isaiah 43
      Oil on canvas. 36"X24"
    • And She Was
      And She Was
      Oil on canvas. 36"X24"
    • 3 Nights of Rain
      3 Nights of Rain
      Oil on Canvas. 36"X40"
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    • Expression

    WHERE DEFINITIONS AND WORDS STOP, THIS SERIES BEGINS. THERE IS NO SUBJECT INVOLVING EXPRESSIONS AND EMOTION THAT CAN'T MAKE THIS EVER GROWING SERIES. THE STYLES COVERED HERE CREATIVELY DISPLAY THE LIMITLESS WAYS THAT WE CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES.
    • 1st Kings
      1st Kings
      Mixed media on canvas. 24"X36"
    • Racial Barrier
      Racial Barrier
      Oil on canvas. 34"X26"
    • Raison D'Etre
      Raison D'Etre
      Oil on canvas. 30"X40"
    • Beyond Feelings
      Beyond Feelings
      Oil on canvas. 36"X24"
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    • Blu

    THE BLU SERIES IS THE MUSE OF RAW EMOTION AND MUSIC, MIXED WITH AN OPAQUE STORY WITHIN CREATION. IT HELPED BIRTH THE FOUNDATION OF THE ABSTRACT STYLE THAT MATEO BLU ART IS WELL KNOWN FOR. THE SERIES USES THE EMOTIONALLY BALANCED HUE OF BLUE AND A FEW SUPPORTIVE COLORS TO HEIGHTEN PARTICULAR MOODS CAPTURED.
    • blu Rize
      blu Rize
      Oil on canvas. 20"X30"
    • Bmore Blu
      Bmore Blu
      Oil on canvas. 24"X36"
    • Kind Of Blu
      Kind Of Blu
      Oil on canvas. 30"X24"
    • Breaking Through
      Breaking Through
      Oil on Canvas. 24"X36"
    • Aquarius
      Aquarius
      Oil on canvas. 24"X20"
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