Matthew Craven first welcomed readers to his handmade universe in 2018’s PRIMER, a deep dive into his monumental and meticulous drawing and collage practice. Since then, the artist’s work has only broadened in scope; where he previously used painstaking assemblages and labyrinthine patterns to span the scope of human cultures and symbolic languages, Craven has now expanded his focus to the botanical kingdom as well. The result is TITLE TK, a visual feast that juxtaposes colorful geometric abstraction with the organic shapes of flowers and plants. More than a simple artist’s monograph, TITLE TK is a work in and of itself, a vivid exploration of nature’s unruly beauty and a more than worthy follow-up to its beloved predecessor.
Matthew Craven is a Bay Area–based artist whose work centers around found imagery combined with hand-drawn geometric patterns. He has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad, including in New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Switzerland. His work has been reviewed in notable outlets including Juxtapoz, The Huffington Post, Art Critical, and The Brooklyn Rail. He has participated in residencies in Marfa, Texas and the Watermill Center, New York, as well as internationally in Kenya and Indonesia. BLOOM is his second book with Anthology Editions.