Matthew Rose – Tokyo (2025, Original Collage, 24 × 18 cm, Signed on Board)

Matthew Rose – Tokyo (2025, Original Collage, 24 × 18 cm, Signed on Board)

Tokyo (2025) is a geometric collage by Matthew Rose that layers monochromatic fragments resembling newspaper clippings and documents with grids, shapes, symbols, numbers, and mechanical components. The composition evokes multiple strata of urban structure, memory, and order, presenting a cityscape through the lens of abstraction and architectural logic.

While maintaining a schematic, blueprint-like visual quality, the work’s title—Tokyo—suggests the interplay of accumulated information and unconscious symbols within the city. This piece exemplifies Rose’s focus on structural and compositional exploration, highlighting his interest in the intersection of visual design and conceptual narrative.

Details:

• Title: Tokyo

• Artist: Matthew Rose

• Year: 2025

• Medium: Analog collage and mixed media (printed materials, paper fragments)

• Dimensions: 24 × 18 cm

• Support: Mounted on wood panel

• Signature: Hand-signed on the reverse

• Edition: Original, one-of-a-kind

About the Artist:
Matthew Rose, American-born and Paris-based, creates contemporary collages that merge structural precision, humor, and poetic symbolism. His works are included in collections such as MoMA and LACMA and draw on the traditions of Dada, Fluxus, and Mail Art, offering intellectually rich interpretations of visual and cultural systems.