Graduated from UAL Camberwell University of Art in 2022, Mattia’s practice draws on visual language taken from sports and entertainment. Using it as a catalyst to address a variety of contemporary themes such as identity, expression, competition, masculinity and stardom. In a lot of his paintings the view point is slightly eerie, as if the figures are under surveillance, making the viewer feel as if they shouldn't be watching. This haze of mystical forbiddenness is further emphasised by the aesthetic properties of the airbrush which create a sort of grainy, encrypted, veiled, distance between the viewer and the work. At the same time the familiarity of the imagery as well as the context from which they are taken from juxtaposes this idea of privacy.