A self-taught artist, Matthew Mederer aka Cool Disco Rich has been pushing boundaries and promoting original ideas through his artwork
for over 20 years. His depth and breadth of styles, ranging from graffiti to
realism, have helped him realise an original body of work.
His signature style combines, Realism, and optical illusions.
The mixing of styles gives his work an undeniably original form to his murals.
He’s worked nationally and internationally on public art projects. His art has
been featured on the television show, NBC’s Chicago PD. In the summer of 2020,
he completed a portrait for Sounding Boards Chicago which got nods from the
Chicago MCA and the Smithsonian.
