Matthew Ritchie is a British painter long active in New York City. In addition to painting, he has worked in sculpture, digital art, and installations. Institutions that have displayed Ritchie's art include MoMA, the Andrea Rosen Gallery, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Ritchie attended the Camberwell School of Art 1983-86. He describes himself as "classically trained" but also points to a minimalist influence. Wikipedia
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Matthew Ritchie: The symbolic language that I use is intended to operate both independently as a pure form in itself and as a bridge between various pre-existing symbolic vocabularies. desires.com/1.3/Art/docs/ritchie.html