Toronto born Michael Gino MATTEO is a creative multidisciplinary and an irresistible artistic force. His contributions to video arts, television, advertising and design industries have spanned 4 decades.

 

He began making Video Art in 1982 at age 18. He would  find venues that would not only show his abstract video, but pay for it as well, nightclubs. First locally then internationally, he made them subscribers to his monthly art programs. His first of many, he created a “video art lounge” within Toronto’s legendary dance club  “The Twilight Zone”.  Pre dating MTV hosts, he was pioneering the “VJAY” roll in Canada and helped shape this art form as we know it today.../cont.

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His design scopes include designing nightclubs & restaurant, retail, residence and offices. Custom furniture and lighting. He would open five nightclubs of his own including The Caribou dubbed, “The wildest décor in nightclub history!” -The Toronto Star.

 

 in 1993 he moved to Los Angeles were he was mentored by giants in the world of entertainment design, Jermey Railton and Bruce Rogers. He became an intl. award winning set designer of television news, toy commercials, music videos, corporate, benefit, concert and stage productions. Clients are familiar names: Mattel, VH1, MTV, Beck, Quincy Jones, The Muppets, U.S. Dept. Of Defense...

He is also a writer, producer, director of television commercials and music video.  A gifted, in demand video editor of television network promos, pilots, music videos and film trailers. .../cont.

 

In 2005 he was awarded back-to-back grants from world renown arts festival Burning Man for his interactive video sculptures. The reception was huge and he was hooked, leading to more works and applause. MATTEO has received international press and media. Academic and critical praise, and has been featured in national periodicals, on radio and television..../cont

After a successful decade of gallery exhibition followed by five years of R&D of new works, MATTEO wants to reach larger audiences in larger spaces. His "TELEISM" accommodates and serves hoteliers, architects, designers, decorators & fine art professionals. MATTEO offers high-brow, high-tech and high-caliber art experiences promising “Art television unlike anything anyone has seen, and in ways never seen before”. Add your message here