Cheer Up, John By Matthew Rose

'Cheer up, John' is just one of 12 new collage works in this slightly dangerous, oftentimes sexy and bird-in-hand deadpan series by American artist Matthew Rose.

"Cheer up, John" said Mrs. Williams, trying to keep a smiling face. "There's no cloud without a silver lining." Indeed. Mrs. Williams is a nurse with an immense jelly-fish head, and John is her patient and all mouth screaming bloody murder as he takes an IV.

Deceptively simple, these collages draw out a fragmented narrative typical of Matthew Rose's work. Words cut and married to a range of odd characters, provide a dozen theatrical one-acts of absurd encounters. In Matthew Rose's world, when parties meet, an emotional oil spill ensues. "It's a wonderful world," says the artist, "if you can read – and cut and paste – between the lines."

The collection, 'A Strange Meeting,' is the first in a series of original works created for and offered exclusively by Keep Calm Gallery. Matthew Rose's work was recently featured in the just-published MASTERS: COLLAGE.

This is an original collage piece by Matthew Rose. As this collage is unique there is just one available.