Matthew Keff is an audiovisual digital artist. Through interactive software-based works and graphics, Keff aims to reveal the inherent awkwardness of contemporary digital visual culture and considers the role emotions play there. Inspired by emoticons, collectibles from video games, the internet, and other icons of popular digital culture, the works combine an eccentric and sweet aesthetic. Most of Matthew’s projects are inspired by reflections on gamification, the application of game design elements in non-gaming contexts, and how it is used to study or guide human behavior. These works delve into the psychological mechanisms that underlie interactions between individuals and the digital world, exploring the communication and experience of emotions.
After obtaining a BFA in Film and Video at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Matthew has been commissioned by major film and music festivals and has been seen in international exhibitions, including the CADAF, New York, US, Supernova Digital Animation Festival, Denver, US, Magdalen Art Space, Oxford, UK, CCAM Yale University, New Haven, US, Somerset House, London, UK, Del Carme Centre Valencia, ES, 4Culture in Seattle, US, Chromatic Festival in Montreal, CA, Abrons Arts Center, New York, US, HereART in New York, US, Tokyo Game Show, Tokyo JP, A Maze Festival Berlin, DE, and the Museum of Human Achievement in Austin, US.
Emote 23 - 3
SQUISH PILE 02
Candy Float - Vertical
Neon Snake 6946
Neon Squido 6305
JUICY FLOWERS SHROOM
Fluid
Pears
Pop Pop
Arms And Legs
Gummie Heart 2 - Horizontal
SQUISH PILE 03
Neon Croc 0275 - Horizontal
Color Coins - Vertical
Gummie Heart 1 - Horizontal
Sweet Hearts - Vertical
Gummie Heart 1
Stars
DANK JUICE AQUA 01
DANK JUICE ECTO COOLER
DANK JUICE AQUA 02
Sweet Hearts
Hey Day - Horizontal
Neon Squido 6305 - Horizontal
GUMMIE NOODLE
Balloon Spheres
Stars Hearts And Sparkles
Neon Doll 1675 - Horizontal
Burnt Orange - Vertical
Jelly Fruit - Vertical
Neon Squido 2279
Neon Horse 1675 - Horizontal
Color Coins
DANK JUICE SOUR WATERMELON
Neon Doll 8277 - Horizontal
Glazed - Vertical
Neon Doll 8277
DANK JUICE STRAWBERRY JAM
Jelly Fruit
Pop Pop - Vertical
Emote 23 - 4
JUICY FLOWERS JELLY BEAN STRING
Neon Doll 1675
Neon Squido 2279 - Horizontal
JUICY FLOWERS JELLY
JUICY FLOWER FLOWER
Emote 23 - 3 - Horizontal
DANK JUICE BLUE RASPBERRY
Neon Snake 6946 - Horizontal
Pears - Vertical
GUMMIE STARS
Stars Hearts And Sparkles - Vertical
Hey Day
Gummie Sphere Cylinders 2 - Horizontal
Fluid - Vertical
SQUISH PILE 01
Neon Croc 0275
Burnt Orange
Stars - Vertical
Gummie Heart 2
Glazed
Balloon Spheres - Vertical
Neon Horse 1675
Gummie Sphere Cylinders 2
JUICY FLOWERS LEAF
Emote 23 - 4 - Horizontal
Candy Float