Matthew Green graduated from Bath College of Art in 2002 and then worked as a Graphic Designer for 3 years in London. He now works from his own North London studio producing humorous and beautifully hand drawn illustrations. Matthew recently exhibited his work for the first time in the Paris Illustrative show.


Clients
VW, Virgin Atlantic, The Economist, the guardian, Dazed & Confused, Penguin and Faber.

Matthew was chosen to take part in our 'Watch This Space 2' exhibition by Patrick Burgoyne, editor of Creative Review magazine.

I first saw Matthew’s work when he entered our Creative Futures competition in 2006. I was on the panel of judges and Matthew’s work stood out immediately among the other entries, most of which were rather ‘samey’, utilising similar techniques and approaches. There is a faux naïve style of illustration which is popular at the moment - wonky felt tip portraits, slightly skew-wif drawings of objects - but Matthew’s drawings, while every bit as modern, buck this trend.

Matthew’s work is very carefully and beautifully rendered. The drawings are quite ‘crafty’ in feel and somewhat old-fashioned stylistically but with a very modern sensibility. He draws on styles we might associate with old engravings but his approach is very humourous and of-the-moment. There is an often quite bizarre, almost grotesque, edge to it; a man licks a girl’s elbow; an old, pipe-smoking woman crawls on all fours towards a grinning monkey. It’s funny, but also rather disturbing.

Now, Matthew is going from strength to strength, producing work for Volkswagen, Virgin Atlantic, the Economist and other high-profile clients. I’m sure he will continue to impress with his charming and refreshingly off-kilter work."



- Patrick Burgoyne, editor, Creative Review

Patrick Burgoyne is editor of Creative Review, the leading monthly review for the communication arts. The magazine covers design, advertising, new media, photography, typography and illustration and aims to highlight innovative practices, ideas and techniques. Patrick Burgoyne’s books focus on new media and design in popular culture. His publications include Used: Browser 3.0 (with Liz Faber), The Internet Design Project (with Liz Faber, Lewis Blackwell and Adrian Talbot) and Bored/board—on skate and surf graphics—(with Jeremy Leslie) Creative Review website