Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
American, b. 1970
The arts have been an integral part of Anthony Mastromatteo’s life for over 25 years. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Princeton University in 1992 led to a five year position at Christie’s auction house in New York City in the American Paintings, 19th Century Paintings and Maritime Paintings and Objects departments. As his exposure to the art world expanded he began studying the practice of art after work at the Art Student’s League in New York City. In 1997 he made the transition to full-time art study at the Water Street Atelier, a school of art practice based on the methodology of the French Academy and the French atelier system of the 18th and 19th centuries, under the tutelage of Jacob Collins. In 2002 he finished his studies and made the transition to working as a professional artist. He has worked solely as an artist since that time. He currently has representation with galleries in New York City, Los Angeles and Cleveland.
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Artist: Anthony Mastromatteo
“The Devil is in the Details” oil painting of two clocks, 1 second flash comic
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A clever oil painting, composed of two nearly identical clocks on a blue background. The only difference? The passing of a single second. Between both clocks, is a square clipping of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Hello, My Name Is: Shrimp" miniature pictograph oil painting on paper, clever
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on the recognizable "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
“The Gift” hyperrealist oil painting, trompe l
oeil paper wrapped package framed
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Anthony Mastromatteo. A hyper-real depiction of a wrapped package, white paper folded into wrapping paper around a special object, most likely a gift, is secured b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"Vertigo" trompe l
oeil comic clipping of Daredevil on tightrope taped on wall
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Vertigo" is a trompe l'oeil painting of a comic clipping of Daredevil on tightrope taped on wall.
The arts have been an integral part of Anthony Mastromatteo’s life for over 25 yea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l
oeil painting
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l'oeil painting of words scrambled with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
The ghost in this case is not just Casper the Friendly Ghost, howe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
“On Art: A Manifesto” hyperrealist oil painting, hammer and pink bow, cool tones
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of two items, a hammer, and a pink bow. Hyperrealistically painted. Unframed. Signed "Anthony Mastromatteo" on verso stretcher bar.
The arts have been an integral p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Ouroboros (Regarding Creative Block) - series of 1-inch oil paintings, framed
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An infinite #2 pencil is depicted within eight square trompe l'oeil floating frames on a blank background. "Ouroboros" refers to the ancient symbol of the snake eating its own tail, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Panel, Oil
"The Painting, As Seen by the Wall" an oil painting of a canvas, framed backward
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
One of the most confounding paintings in this exhibition is “The Painting, As Seen by the Wall”. Mastromatteo depicts a bare canvas, framed in reverse, turned-around. He presents the...
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2010s Post-Modern Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Board
"Monoculture" hyperrealist oil painting of Maurizio Cattelan
s bananas
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Monoculture" is an oil painting by Contemporary American artist, Anthony Mastromatteo; poking fun at the infamous banana duct taped to the wall, aka "Comedian" by Maurizio Cattelan,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Nike - miniature pictograph painting on paper
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly ...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Rose - miniature pictograph painting on paper
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and cheek...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Cherry Bomb - miniature pictograph painting on paper
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly ...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Wonder, or The Plane of the Invisible - blue trompe l
oeil oil painting
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In the trompe l'oeil panel painting, "Wonder, or the Plane of the Invisible," a comic cut-out of Wonder Woman sits between two spatial planes—the top, very flat plane is cut out in the shape of a plane as a play Wonder Woman's famous "Invisible Plane." The silly way the comic book character would sit in an imaginary seat flying through the air would force the artist to wonder, “how do you represent an invisible plane”. Here, we see a bright blue canvas, sprinkled with glittery paillettes; an outline of an airplane beneath an outline of the word “SKY”, an infantile depiction of the sun made of masking tape, and finally, the hero, Wonder Woman, her comic clipping taped onto the invisible plane. A very believable, naturalist blue sky with puffy white clouds is visible through the letters and the invisible airplane. It feels like we can reach into the invisible plane to find the natural world…yet atop the plane is an old cartoon of the first female superhero. She overlaps the realistic atmosphere, and even casts a shadow onto it. The planet’s orbit is dedicated to the sun, and all living things need the light to survive…yet this most important element is made up of a crude array of tape strips, asymmetrical, and even torn in-half. This sun refers back to Pablo Picasso’s sun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Gesso, Panel, Wood Panel, Board
Felix Culpa, or Must be a Woe - trompe l
oeil oil painting
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Continuing his affinity for Malevich’s geometric paragon is Felix Culpa or ‘Must be a Woe,” this time, in red. Three red squares hover above Christ suffering on the cross—one of the most recognizable images in art history—yet here, no wooden cross is in sight. Christ simply floats against a white wall. The three “Red Squares” map the edges of the invisible crucifix, and an old violin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
“Epiphany” hyperrealist oil painting of blue checkered pitcher, signed on verso
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by contemporary realist painter, Anthony Mastromatteo. The subject is a blue and white checkered pitcher, on a grey background. Masking tape strips surround the pitch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" trompe l
oeil oil painting of comic clips
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clips taped to a red wall.
Recently, it feels like there is no room for complexity in our world. You e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
Hello, My Name Is: Paintbrush - miniature pictograph painting on paper
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and cheek...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Crab Apple - miniature pictograph painting on paper
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly ...
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2010s Photorealist Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
"White Picket Fence (Aspirational Memoir)" inspired by Morison
s The Bluest Eye
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"White Picket Fence (Aspirational Memoir)" is inspired by Toni Morison's The Bluest Eye.
The focal point is a bright green square, encased with a picket- fence made of white tape. Inside the square is an old page torn from a “Dick and Jane...
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2010s Post-Modern Anthony Mastromatteo Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Board
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