"Confero" - Matt Ritchie

Matt Ritchie Solo Show - “Confero” 
August 2nd - August 23rd

Spoke Art is pleased to present the latest solo show by Bay Area artist Matt Ritchie aka Matt136. Titled “Confero” the show is a collection of small hand cut wood pieces individually painted and assembled to create larger inclusive combinations. Matt’s new body of work pays homage to a plethora of cultural interests and subjects from the artist’s past. A child of the 1970s, Matt’s work surveys an eclectic array of different sub-cultures, including everything from Battle Star Galactica and The Micronauts to classic comic books, video games and cartoons. His range of interests are only matched by his encyclopedic expertise on each subject. Matt’s childhood memories serve as an endless catalogue for all-things-cool, listening to him explain his work is like having an docent into a limitless underground world.

Working in his signature style, Matt’s wood-cut paintings are distinct in both their small scale and crisp aesthetic. Drawing from the bold graphic artistry of comic books and tattoo illustration, Matt’s work remains steadfastly clean and minimal. Being that each piece is composed on cut wood, the work borders on sculptural, all while retaining the bold illustrative aesthetic that Matt cultivates. 

Once a handful of themed works are completed, the artist encases the collection in a larger hand designed frame, contextually emblematic of its contents. The title of the show, “Confero”, in Latin translates: “to bring together, put together, collect.” Acting as a cultural anthropologist, Ritchie seeks to accumulate and document the world that he admires so dearly, archiving every facet of his creative mind and energy. 

For “Confero” the artist also explores notions of design and utility in everyday life. Expanding on his already popular wood works, Matt designed and organized different bodies of objects within color coded frames. Each frame holds an assemblage of commonplace objects and items, all uniquely tied together with one universal color. Examining how we interact with design on a daily basis, Matt’s work attempts to reveal the deeper psychology behind form and functionality. 

A man of many skills, Matt’s new body of work utilizes his talents as an illustrator, craftsman, and all around cultural archaeologist. Working alongside the artist group, Zerofriends, has also had an immense influence on him. Interacting with a group of supportive and prolific artists, including such luminaries as Alex Pardee and Dave Correia, has provided Ritchie with the continual influence and support needed to refine his craft and explore new ways of art making. X
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  • 100 Guitars by Matt Ritchie features red electric guitar-shaped wall art adorned with a grid of people icons. A small black guitar cutout is included, all crafted in acrylic on wood against a white wall. A red board displays Matt Ritchies collection of 100 vibrant guitar pins, crafted with acrylic on wood. Each pin showcases unique designs, highlighting a diverse array of colorful guitar shapes and patterns.
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    Matt Ritchie
    "100 Guitars"

    $15,000.00
    $15,000.00
  • A cartoon-style sword inspired by Matt Ritchie hangs on the wall. Its wavy blue and white-edged blade features an intricate design of tiny characters, while the gold and black hilt meets a brown grip with diagonal stripes, capturing a whimsical essence similar to Feind Folio art. A vibrant sword illustration, styled like Matt Ritchies with a yellow hilt and wavy blue blade. The handle has a red gem, and the blade features cartoon figures of mythological creatures in line. Set against a plain white background, embodying Feind Folios charm, its evocatively designed by Matt Ritchie.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Feind Folio A-Z”
    $2,000.00
    $2,000.00
  • This vibrant hand-cut wood artwork by Matt Ritchie showcases a robot with bold red, blue, and white tones. A transparent center reveals three smaller stacked robot heads, elegantly mounted on a pristine white wall. In Matt Ritchies signature blocky, cartoonish style, this illustration shows a vivid red, white, and blue robot with a cutout torso revealing smaller elements inside against a plain white background.
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    Matt Ritchie
    "Biotron"

    $450.00
    $450.00
  • An illustration of green pliers with a friendly face on a white background mimics Matt Ritchies style. The tools open handles and simple features bring it to life, resembling hand-cut wood or vibrant acrylics. A green, stylized wrench artwork by Matt Ritchie, echoing his hand-cut wood style, is mounted on a white wall above a display of abstract shapes and miniature tools in matching green acrylic.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Vicegrips”

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • A bold, graphic-style illustration in Matt Ritchie fashion features a light blue stapler with dark blue outlines against a neutral wall, evoking the tactile feel of hand-cut wood. A wall-mounted art piece by Matt Ritchie showcases a large stylized light blue spaceship above a small rectangular panel, featuring numerous small abstract icons. Each element is meticulously crafted from hand-cut wood.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Stapler”

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • A green-framed display by Matt Ritchie features a grid of small green and yellow objects like a grenade, telephone, umbrella, and animal figures. Crafted with acrylic on hand-cut wood, it is mounted against a pristine white wall. A square frame on the wall displays Matt Ritchies Tiny Objects: green embroidered shapes, such as a grenade, lightsaber, ice cream cone, rocket, and camera. These whimsical forms resemble acrylic on hand-cut wood and are arranged in playful rows.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Green)
    $800.00
    $800.00
  • “Tiny Objects” (Blue) - Spoke Art The Matt Ritchie wall-mounted display case, made of hand-cut wood, features blue and white icons of mini objects like scissors, paintbrushes, a key, a robot, and tools. These items are precisely arranged in rows behind an acrylic front.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Blue)

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • Matt Ritchies wooden-framed Tiny Objects display features purple, textured acrylic cutouts of a camera, kite, scissors, and sewing machine on a white background. Each is crafted from hand-cut wood and includes a small label numbered 34 at the bottom right. A shadowbox display by Matt Ritchie features hand-cut wood objects painted with acrylic. The evenly spaced purple illustrations include tools, a kite, a camera, a shoe, and figure-like shapes on a neutral background. A label with the number 34 is displayed below.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Violet)

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • A Matt Ritchie wooden shadow box displays a quirky mix of tiny, hand-sewn felt items like a mixer, cat, and cassette tape. Framed with hand-cut wood in orange and white tones, it exudes charm. Matt Ritchies hand-cut wooden artwork showcases orange and cream tiny objects, including tools, clocks, a boot, a cat face, a tea kettle, and bottles neatly arranged in a square frame against a light wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Orange)

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • Matt Ritchies display features 30 hand-cut wooden pins, including a donut, guitar, skateboard, camera, vacuum, and coffee cup. These tiny pins are neatly arranged in rows on a white background within a square frame. This wooden box with a clear cover is a delightful collection of Matt Ritchies hand-cut Tiny Objects. It displays 25 small red and white miniatures like clothing, a camera, teapot, cup, cupcake, cassette, coffee cup, and bicycle—all neatly arranged in a grid.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Red)

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • A wooden box by Matt Ritchie displays tiny yellow items including a camera, UFO, trophy, and rubber duck. These acrylic-painted objects on hand-cut wood are arranged neatly and mounted stylishly on a white wall. Matt Ritchies wooden shadow box displays yellow miniature items like a camera, headphones, trophy, rubber duck, and rocket. These acrylic-on-hand-cut wood pieces are neatly arranged in rows on a white background.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tiny Objects” (Yellow)

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • Illustration of Matt Ritchie’s purple high-top sneaker, similar to a classic Converse, with a black star on the side. It has white laces and stitching on a stark white background, with an outline evocative of hand-cut wood art detailed in bold black lines. Illustration of a Matt Ritchie purple Converse sneaker with white details above a box of small purple metal cookie cutters in car, tree, and animal shapes on a white background. The scene pops as if painted with meticulous acrylic precision.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Converse"
    $150.00
    $150.00
  • A yellow, cartoonish 3D cutout of an assault rifle by Matt Ritchie is mounted on a white wall, featuring bold outlines and a playful, graphic design reminiscent of hand-cut wood art. A wall displays a large yellow and brown artwork titled Machine Gun Acrylic, resembling a toy gun, above Matt Ritchies framed collection of small yellow plastic objects like animals and tools, all neatly arranged in compartments.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Machine Gun”

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • Acrylic art style fountain pen tip entangled with a capsule shape, echoing Matt Ritchies technique, in red and yellow hues with white accents on a plain backdrop. A rocket-shaped fountain pen illustration hovers above a shadowbox by Matt Ritchie, showcasing hand-cut wood items such as a clock, pencil, and pizza slice. Each piece shines in orange and red acrylic art against a pristine white wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Pen”

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • This red-and-pink stylized pipe illustration, featuring swirling lines and a white band, radiates retro pop art vibes reminiscent of Matt Ritchies aesthetic. It resembles an intricate hand-cut wood piece set against a crisp white wall. A stylized red and white smoking pipe illustration on a wall resembles an acrylic painting. Below it, Matt Ritchies hand-cut wood-crafted miniatures—household items and quirky shapes—are neatly organized in a small case.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Pipe”

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • Matt Ritchies artwork, an intricately crafted black silhouette of a head and shoulders from hand-cut wood, features a small square cutout with a purple lock icon against a layered acrylic-like white background, captivating viewers with its enigmatic charm. Three hand-cut wood silhouette heads by Matt Ritchie, featuring vivid robot faces in green, blue, and pink acrylic, are mounted on a white wall. Below them is a tiny white peg and a red dot.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Fellas” (Violet)

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • A silhouette wall piece of a persons profile made with hand-cut wood and acrylic features a small, light-green cartoon face in glass. Styled by Matt Ritchie, it is marked with the number 35 beneath it. “Fellas” (Green) - Spoke Art
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Fellas” (Green)
    $200.00
    $200.00
  • A silhouette of a persons profile in black on a light background, echoing Matt Ritchies style. Near the forehead, a small square cutout holds a yellow lock encased in clear material, creating an intriguing visual mystery akin to acrylic on wood. Silhouette artworks by Matt Ritchie are crafted from acrylic on wood and mounted on the wall, featuring side profiles with circular cutouts displaying colorful abstract faces in pink, red, and yellow. Each piece includes a small label with letters.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ladies” (Yellow)

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • A hand-cut wood silhouette of a human head profile in black by Matt Ritchie is mounted on a light wall, featuring a whimsical red cartoon lock with a face, reminiscent of an art gallery acrylic piece. Matt Ritchies art features silhouette cutouts of three profiles on a gallery wall, each in black with a central colored element—pink, orange, and yellow. These acrylic pieces are meticulously crafted from hand-cut wood, mounted with small screws, and marked with small red dots.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ladies” (Orange)

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • A hand-cut wood plaque by Matt Ritchie features a persons silhouette with an acrylic painting inside, depicting a cartoonish blue padlock icon in a square frame. Three Matt Ritchie black silhouette wall sculptures with colorful robot faces in green, purple, and blue are mounted on a white wall. Each hand-cut wood piece features a unique profile, offering a modern and playful touch.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Fellas” (Blue)

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • A womans silhouette in profile is hand-cut from black wood by Matt Ritchie and mounted on a wall. A pink lock symbol plaque is attached to the head, with a red dot sticker below. Matt Ritchies silhouette wall art pieces showcase vibrant circular details at their centers. Made from hand-cut wood using acrylic art methods, the set includes three unique profiles and hairstyles arranged vertically on a white wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ladies” (Red)
    $200.00
    $200.00
  • Matt Ritchies wall art features a central key with a digital display, surrounded by vibrant icons. Made from acrylic on wood, the set includes six smaller keys—a heart, skull, hand, brain, crown, and eye—each uniquely colored and connected by lines. This vibrant Matt Ritchie artwork features a central key packed with smaller keys, connected to six themed keys—heart, skull, eye, hand, crown, and brain—all painted in acrylic on wood against a pristine white background.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Keys”

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • Matt Ritchies artwork presents a human skull with a grid of small, hand-cut wooden skulls inside. A speech bubble nearby holds two round face designs. The plain white background enhances the detailed work highlighted in acrylic hues. Matt Ritchies art installation includes a large skull with a brain-shaped bundle of rocks. A speech bubble, containing small pink and white rocks labeled vs, complements the design. Both elements, adorned with hand-cut wood accents, are displayed on a pristine white wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Skulls”
    $2,000.00
    $2,000.00
  • A stylized gun-shaped wall art by Matt Ritchie, crafted from hand-cut wood in black, gray, and white. It displays three cartoon character faces inspired by Storm Troopers within a rectangle cutout, plus a small red dot sticker on the neighboring white wall. In a white-walled, wooden-floored art gallery, Matt Ritchie showcases an acrylic piece on a central white pedestal. Displays feature a large stylized guitar and smaller objects resembling tools and vehicles. A window view reveals a red car and tree. Nearby are hand-cut wood sculptures.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Storm Troopers”

    $400.00
    $400.00
  • A Matt Ritchie wooden artwork, hand-cut with precision in the shape of a film camera, features cartoon icons of a house, yellow robot head, bearded man, and blonde person. This acrylic piece is mounted on a white wall with a small red dot beside it. Matt Ritchies creative wall art features a retro-style vehicle dashboard with caricatured faces of three iconic sci-fi characters. Hand-cut from wood and acrylic, its framed minimally on a light background.
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    Matt Ritchie
    "Land-Speeder"

    $400.00
    $400.00
  • This wall-mounted display by Matt Ritchie features cartoon-style miniature ray guns painted in acrylic on wood. It boasts a vibrant yellow and blue scheme with black outlines, adorned with playful star and zigzag motifs. Art gallery showcasing Matt Ritchies guitar-themed wall art: large red guitar shape with smaller acrylic on wood pieces (guitars and cars). A central white pedestal, wood floors, white walls, and a glass door offering views of cars and buildings outside.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ray Guns”

    $800.00
    $800.00
  • An acrylic art piece inspired by Matt Ritchie features two cartoon faces—a smiling boy on the left and a smiling pink devil on the right—inside a speech bubble frame with vs between them, set against a plain white wall. This Matt Ritchie acrylic art depicts a skulls side view with a textured gray brain. On the left, two cartoon brains labeled vs in a speech bubble align with the artists signature style.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “VS!”

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • This Matt Ritchie tattoo arm illustration features a bandaged hand with an X-ray forearm design, showcasing an anchor, anatomical heart, skull, and knife. Its bordered in black to highlight the intricate acrylic art details. The Matt Ritchie art gallery features vibrant cartoon-style pieces on white walls, including a large red electric guitar, hand-cut wood items, and miniatures like a camera and car. A central pedestal complements the eclectic scene, with a window offering a street view.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tattoo Arm”

    $500.00
    $500.00
  • This Matt Ritchie artwork features a tattoo machine design with six small, colorful parts inside a clear section. The tool has black outlines and white and blue segments, displayed on a plain white wall. A wall-mounted artwork by Matt Ritchie resembles a stylized, flat weapon made from hand-cut wood. The piece, featuring geometric and mechanical elements in black, white, and blue, comes to life with colorful abstract shapes on a rectangular acrylic section.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Tattoo Machine”

    $500.00
    $500.00
  • Matt Ritchies acrylic artwork features a green mask with a red band and two red tips, showcasing four miniature TMNT figures with weapons. A small red dot with the number 5 is on the adjacent wall next to this hand-cut wood piece. An art gallery showcases a striking large red guitar sculpture on the wall, surrounded by smaller colorful artworks crafted from hand-cut wood by Matt Ritchie. A white pedestal stands in the center, with a window offering views of parked cars outside.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “TMNT”

    $400.00
    $400.00
  • Crafted by Matt Ritchie, this wood-cut decorative knife features a striped handle and intricate blade designs, including a fedora, clawed glove, VS, machete, and hockey mask. It references Freddy vs. Jason and is accented with a small red dot on the right side against a white background. The Matt Ritchie art gallery features a wooden floor and vibrant cartoon-style wall art. A dominating display includes a large red guitar hand-carved from wood, surrounded by eclectic pieces. A nearby white pedestal complements the setting, with large windows offering views of the tree-lined street outside.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Freddy vs. Jason”

    $400.00
    $400.00
  • This delightful Matt Ritchie artwork features a whimsical ice cream truck in playful white and red, adorned with vibrant popsicle and cone designs. Beautifully rendered in acrylic on wood, it makes a charming addition to any wall. Two 3D wall art pieces by Matt Ritchie feature vibrant, cartoonish designs: the top piece depicts an ice cream truck surrounded by ice creams, and the bottom shows a yellow submarine with marine elements. Both are crafted in acrylic on wood and mounted on a white wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ice Cream Truck”

    $400.00
    $400.00
  • This acrylic on wood artwork by Matt Ritchie, wall-mounted and stylized as a yellow submarine in The Life Aquatic style, displays cartoonish charm with portholes revealing a red hat, book, yellow helmet, pistol, and clock. “The Life Aquatic” - Spoke Art
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    Matt Ritchie
    “The Life Aquatic”

    $450.00
    $450.00
  • Acrylic art by Matt Ritchie features a sneaker shape with smaller shoe designs inside a clear section. Hand-cut wood pieces vary from boots to sandals, elegantly mounted on a pristine white wall. “Wingtips” - Spoke Art
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Wingtips”

    $300.00
    $300.00
  • This artwork by Matt Ritchie features a gray and white sneaker with black outlines, displaying miniature vibrant sneakers in cutouts. Created using acrylic on hand-cut wood, its arranged in a grid and displayed at Spoke Art Gallery on a pristine white wall. At Spoke Art Gallery, a unique piece showcases large sneaker art with cutouts featuring 21 colorful miniature Matt Ritchie Half Cabs, arranged in three rows. Each acrylic design is framed within the shoe silhouette against a plain wall.
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    Matt Ritchie
    "Half Cabs"

    $500.00
    $500.00
  • A stylized Matt Ritchie thermos features a small framed section with ballpoint pen sketches of a skull, two keys, and a bone, all tinged in blue against a plain white wall background. Matt Ritchies wall-mounted artwork features a stylized capsule crafted from hand-cut wood. A transparent section illustrates a skull, key, and wrench in blue hues. The piece has black and blue accents on a white surface, integrating elements with acrylic highlights.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Ballpoint Pen”
    $400.00
    $400.00
  • “Rat136” - Spoke Art Matt Ritchies wall-mounted cartoon-style art, crafted from hand-cut wood, depicts a white and pink mouse. It features an acrylic front with six smaller mouse illustrations labeled with letters or numbers on a plain white background, ideal for your next art sale.
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    Matt Ritchie
    “Rat136”

    $350.00
    $350.00
  • A wooden Blaster Pin, resembling a futuristic gun, rests diagonally on a brown card marked with Matt B, 136 in blue ink. This laser-cut wood pin highlights intricate details. Brand: Matt Ritchie. A laser-cut wood pin shaped like a futuristic ray gun is attached to a brown card featuring the text: Matt Ritchie Solo Show and spoke art & [un]possible cuts.
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    Matt Ritchie
    "Blaster Pin"

    $15.00
    $15.00