About the artwork
Following in the footsteps of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and the Simpsons, Matt Gondek has created a wood sculpture of the iconic Dragon Ball character Son Goku. The artist brings this little pop figurine back to traditional wood techniques. Deconstructed in the same way as his other works, this fictional character is presented in ghostly form. His face has given way to a skull devoid of flesh, while his body and hair remain intact, as if to symbolize the symbolic disappearance of this 1980-1990 figure and the new generation's lack of interest in him.
Expert opinion
Pop, urban and punk, this sculpture of the mythical Dragon Ball character is a new deconstruction of a pop culture icon dear to the artist's heart, and which marked his childhood.
About the artist
Matt Gondek is a pop artist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1982. He began his career as an illustrator before becoming a painter and muralist. He now lives and works in Los Angeles. His artistic practice is rooted in both urban and pop art. Using bright colors, he appropriates cartoon, comic book and comic strip characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and The Simpsons. He enjoys deconstructing them, depicting them as exploding, melting or collapsing. His approach is one of rebellion and destruction, inspired by the popular images of the 90s. Close to the punk movement, his art has a protest value of expression and questioning of contemporary phenomena, in an almost political approach. Gondek's work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, notably in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris and Hong Kong.
“Who are our modern-day gods? Mickey mouse, Bart Simpson. These are the characters I grew up with. They made up my whole world growing up, and they still affect me today. They've shaped my whole life.”
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