Matthew Rose – Home Work (2025, Original Collage, 19 × 22 cm, Signed on Board)

Matthew Rose – Home Work (2025, Original Collage, 19 × 22 cm, Signed on Board)

Home Work by Matthew Rose (2025) is an original collage that masterfully navigates spatial tension and subtle visual dissonance. The work juxtaposes unusual motifs—a partial female form alongside a suited figure with a bird’s head—hinting at complex themes of domesticity, labor, gender, and social fragmentation.

Set against a soft blue background, the composition’s deliberate use of negative space amplifies the impact of each element, allowing Rose’s characteristic dark humor to emerge with quiet intensity. Though visually simple, the piece carries a strong narrative resonance and invites prolonged contemplation.

Details:

• Title: Home Work

• Artist: Matthew Rose

• Year: 2025

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

• Dimensions: 19 × 22 cm

• Support: Heavy-weight board

• Signature: Hand-signed on the reverse

• Edition: Original, one-of-a-kind

About the Artist:
Matthew Rose, American-born and based in Paris, is acclaimed for collages that fuse conceptual depth with subtle surrealism. Drawing on the traditions of Dada, Fluxus, and Mail Art, his work balances wit and thoughtfulness. His pieces are included in major collections such as MoMA and LACMA, and are celebrated internationally for their intellectual rigor and quietly poetic visual language.