MCBess (Matthew Bessudo) born July 5, 1984 in Сannes (France).
Matthew drawings often present himself at the center of a surrealist world filled with food and musical references, such as amps, guitars and records. He is also a musician in the band "The Dead Pirates."
His mother is a primary school teacher and his father is a satellite designer.
He quickly found interest in music, with 8 years of learning to play the drums. But then he choose guitar as his favorite instrument.
in 2002, after his A-level in the Lycee Jules Ferry, in Cannes, he attended the renowned multimedia school Supinfocom in Arles. There he started developing his own illustration style. At the time his style was more colorful and less structured. During this period, he joined several famous boards of illustration over the internet such as Eatpoo and CafeSale, and started building his reputation. The nickname Mcbess was given to him during those years by a classmate, to distinct him from the other Matthieu in the class.
After graduation, the trio was signed individually as directors by The Mill, an Oscar-winning VFX company based in London.
At the same time, Mc bess started a new series of drawing, giving life to what he describes as the "New Mc bess". With his illustration "My Desk",he defined the new codes of his future illustrations: A mix of influences including old cartoons such as Betty Boop and Merrie Melodies, often in an isometric view, himself being surrounded by surrealist elements, food, and cameos of his own instruments.
Since 2007, Mcbess has been published in several renowned magazines, such as Mcbess had a solo show at Issue Galerie in 2010, and again at Sergeant Paper Art Store in Paris in 2012.
