Matthew Ritchie is an artist who was born in London, England, in 1964, and lives and works in New York. He derives his work from his imagination, and also from different occult practices, Judeo Christian religion and principles. His work is directly on the surface and he uses it towards being 3 Dimensional. He also uses science throughout his artwork and applies it to his art projects using different sculptures, and floor-to-wall installations. His work is referencing the expressionist artists of the 20th Century. It differs from them in their tightness and linearity. Thus, his abstracted narrative work fits into the same category of the work of contemporary artists such as Matthew Barney and Bonnie Collura.
Throughout his work he uses different shapes and symbols. They can be described as artistic, for example, the different colors that he uses to describe the imagination of his own artwork.
His work is deemed to be very impressive, for instance, the different shapes he uses and how he applies them to his artwork is superb. He uses different colors and shapes to describe how he feels about space and science. The different perspectives on religion, philosophy, and science all tie in to help create his complicated, yes freshly simple works. The way he uses science throughout his artwork helps to describe how the different roles that science plays in society. It helps to visualize what science is and how it can be used to describe how it works. The way he uses religion is also impressive, for instance, he uses the big bang to help visualize how it works throughout his artwork. He uses mythology throughout his artwork, for example, he applies it using mythological creatures. They all tie in to help create his artwork. Therefore his artwork can be described as out of this world. The way he portrays his artwork is described as making it visually stunning. He tries to make order out of chaos, for instance, he uses chaos theory throughout his art pieces. He also tries using the butterfly effect to help capture the mood and help forecast what is going on in his artwork. His work, The Line Shot (2009), uses his characteristic imagery to journey through space and time and applies it in a way that the viewer can easily see. He applies imagery throughout his artwork to help detail the creation to apocalypse, and from the subatomic to cosmic vastness. All his artwork ties in to some sort of religion or science perspective in a sense. Throughout this artwork, the imagination flows to help describe how science is applied to society and how religion is used to describe the way science and religion go hand-in-hand. His artwork can be seen today and is progressing every time. Finally, his artwork is impressive and can be described through the way he applies his artwork to science and religion, as well as, the mythological perspective.