Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Anthony D. Thomopoulos, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Media Arts Group, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Media Arts Group, Inc.

By:	/s/ Anthony D. Thomopoulos
Name:	Anthony D. Thomopoulos
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer 8/14/02

I, Herbert D. Montgomery, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Media Arts Group, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Media Arts Group, Inc.

By:	/s/ Herbert D. Montgomery
Name:	Herbert D. Montgomery
Title:	Chief Financial Officer 8/14/02

MEDIA ARTS GROUP INC 10-Q