Pedro Matos: Exploring the World of Urban Art

Explore our archive dedicated to the prolific urban artist, Pedro Matos. Here you’ll find a collection of articles delving into his diverse artistic styles, influences, and impactful contributions to the street art scene. Discover the stories behind his most iconic works, gain insights into his creative process, and learn about his collaborations and exhibitions. Whether you’re a seasoned street art aficionado or a curious newcomer, this archive offers a comprehensive look at the world of Pedro Matos and his compelling artistic journey. Dive in and explore the vibrant tapestry of his creations!

Pedro Matos in London

One of my personal heroes, Portuguese-born artist Pedro Matos is going to exhibit at Ivory & Black this April! The show, simply entitled Heritage is Pedro’s first solo-show in London and features new, monochromatic oil paintings by the artist, who became famous with those awesome graffiti-inspired portray-paintings… Pedro Matos’ paintings feature a rich and complex layering consisting of different languages of painting, which combine texture, patterns, realistic figurative painting and text. Through this visual language, his work draws the viewer into a dialog surrounding the impermanence of social and cultural values. Inspired by the french philosopher Michel Foucault’s work, subject to his paintings and explorations are the themes/concepts of Knowledge, Power, History, Sexuality, Discourse, Episteme and Impermanence. The exhibition will also comprise the release of a limited edition artist’s book of Pedro Matos’ work and life. (Ivory & Black) ...

Burning Desire Magazine - VNA 14

Urban Art Mag | A couple of weeks ago, I received a small package from my friends in London, including the latest issue of the urban art magazine “Very Nearly Almost” (VNA)! It’s the 14th issue and again it includes a lot of interesting interview with a lot of interesting urban artists as well as nice photos from the streets of London and Miami. This time, the VNA team interviewed Sickboy, Pedro Matos, Doze Green, Voina, Dick Chicken, Mobstr and some others, which seems to be a nice, varied collection of more or less well-known, but very talented artist… ...

Top Urban Artists 2010

Street Art Review | It’s the last day of the year and for that reason it’s possible to create a lot of different top lists like “Top Urban Art Books 2010”, “Best Urban Art Photos 2010” or this one: “Top Urban Artists 2010”. For sure, it’s difficult to do that, because of the massive count of highly talented urban artists around the globe and of course it’s always my subjective opinion, but it’s also true that I saw, met and recognized some really good artists in the last 12 months, I want to feature in this post. ...

Pedro Matos: Portrait or Urban Reality?

As you maybe know, Portuguese artist Pedro Matos opened his solo-exhibition called “Reality Show” four days ago in Lisbon. Today he sent in some first photos from the opening evening at Montana Shop & Gallery… In my eyes, Pedro’s style is really mad! I love these dirty backgrounds and the highly detailed portraits in the foreground. It’s a very special combination of quick spray-painting and marker techniques on the one hand and traditional oil and acrylic painting techniques on the other hand. ...

Urban Reality Show - Pedro Matos

Oh yes, I have a new hero - It’s the young Portuguese urban artist Pedro Matos, who convinces with an unbelievable painting talent! This June he will open his new solo-exhibition called “Reality Show” in Lisbon, what makes me angry because I can’t be there. The very amazing artworks (they are great, right?) of his recent series are a mixture of rough and dirty aerosol paintings and fine, detailed oil and acrylic paintings, mostly showing portrays. It’s like post-graffiti meets an old master of arts! ...