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Matt Lock: I’ve been drawing since I was a kid. But I didn’t get serious about art until mid-2005.
What were wee Matt’s drawings like?
I mostly copied book covers, comic books, posters, and action-figure packages. I’d say about 40 percent of the subject matter was devoted to Star Wars. The rest was a jumble of superheroes, GI Joes, and dinosaurs. I drew a few original characters but they were nearly all rip-offs of X-Men and Star Wars. I still have a ton of childhood art in a big box. Whenever I go through that stuff I feel a little inspired.
Were you formally trained in art ever?
Nah. Well, I took art classes in high school, but I ended up disliking art for a while on account of them.
Are you a “full-time” artist?
I guess I am. I have a job but I haven’t been to work in over a month now. I’m told they are working on securing a big contract or some big project, but I reckon they will be out of business by the time they get it. The economy is turning to literal shit and they are a really small business.
What kind of business?
A data-processing company. You basically go in when you want, sit down and type, listen to music on headphones, whatever. It’s all very flexible and I don’t have to talk to anyone. On the downside, it’s unreliable and located about an hour away from where I live.
What are your main drawing inspirations?
Loneliness, urban decay or dismal cityscapes, crummy corner stores, and trash on the street. I am also inspired by a good amount of science fiction, music, morbid humor, postapocalyptic scenarios, tabletop RPG books, strange sculptures, beer, weird people… a lot of stuff.
Do other artists inspire you much or are they are all lazy layabouts who aren’t as good as you?
I think there are a lot of good artists out there, but I will only mention those who really appeal to my taste. I like Justin B. Williams, Kyle Field, Mehdi Hercberg, Leon Sadler, Jon Chandler, and Christopher Forgues. Ben Jones. E*Rock and Frédéric Fleury are really awesome too and I like Mark Delong and Jaret Penner’s work as well. Let’s not forget the old guys like Royal Robertson, Giger, Philippe Druillet, Frank Frazetta, and Vladimir Yankilevsky.
Oh OK, so basically you like everyone. What about old artists, like ones who used oil paint and stuff?
There is so much I don’t even know about yet. Bruegel, Bosch, Caravaggio, primitive medieval art, early American colonial art, and ancient Egyptian art are some of my favorites.
What are you working on at the moment?
A series of ten paintings for a book and a show with Frédéric Fleury and a bunch of other artists. It’s called The Menace.
What is your next big goal?
Probably to make a comic book. I’ve been wanting to make one for a while but I’m a perfectionist so that makes things difficult. I also have too many ideas and I have to start simple or I will be easily overwhelmed. I want to try sculpture and screenprinting too, but the materials for those experiments aren’t really affordable at the moment.
What kind of music do you listen to? Does it have much influence on your work?
I listen to a wide range of music. A good chunk of it is heavy metal. And metal subgenres and all in their original formats: New Wave of British Heavy Metal, early-90s death metal, and black metal. I also listen to a lot of prog rock, traditional folk, old electronic music, and classical stuff. It ties in quite well with my drawing style and it’s sometimes very obvious. There is a fair amount of disenchantment and escapism in my artwork and most of what I listen to either aids me in escaping reality or embraces the ugliness of reality and turns it into something beautiful and intelligent.
Do you describe yourself as an artist?
Yes. I am an artist, a somewhat picky and unsatisfied individual with a creative eye.
Anonymous, on Apr 16, 2009 wrote: i’m pretty sure the artist intentionally drew elements out of proportion....i think it’s supposed to look primitive, not like he copied pages from "anatomy for the artist".
Anonymous, on Dec 13, 2008 wrote: Anyone ever heard of FOLK art? Jeezus, grow up!
Anonymous, on Dec 13, 2008 wrote: Only a few artists make their living ONLY by making art. Pretty much every artist I know(even the really successful ones) has a full-time job in addition to doing something that they need to do (make art). All you people do is pass judgment and negativity. So it’s not your thing, so what? It’s disheartening to hear so many people bash art.
Anonymous, on Dec 12, 2008 wrote: I cannot believe you would post such a picture online. Jesus loves you! How could you do this to him?
Anonymous, on Dec 10, 2008 wrote: jeez, how many artists inspired you, really? this is like when you buy a cd and the band tries to thank every fucking band they ever listened to growing up. why don’t you just say "thanks to everyone that ever inspired me" and be done with it
Anonymous, on Dec 9, 2008 wrote: there’s no right or wrong way to draw. don’t make it sound so black and white. that said, this guy isn’t my thing. so be it. let him do his thing and maybe someone else will like it.
Anonymous, on Dec 9, 2008 wrote: do you pay the rent with your art? no, i didn’t think so. you are not an artist. you are a dude that draws. whoopty fucking do.
Anonymous, on Dec 9, 2008 wrote: more impressed with his imagination than his drawing. too many other good artists already in this style.
Uland K. , on Dec 6, 2008 wrote: You guys are morons if you think he can’t draw. You might not like it for a lot of reasons, but you sound like your parents who complain that Bob Dylan can’t sing, or that Mick Jones can’t play like Van Halen. It’s got nothing to do with what’s going on in has drawing at all.
Lock can draw the crap out of it.
Anonymous, on Dec 5, 2008 wrote: Okay it annoys the piss out of me when people who never learned how to draw body proportions do distorted portraits (tiny hands and feet, rectangle abs) and try to pass it off as art. Learn the right way first, then learn how to manipulate it. Shit, don’t take classes, just get a book out of the library, it’s not hard.
Anonymous, on Dec 5, 2008 wrote: this guys isnt an artist he is a doodler..
there is absolutely nothing good about this picture at all.. except to make you realise how amazing real artists actually are. anyone off the street could do this shit if they were on a long boring phonecall with a pencil in hand and a blank page
Anonymous, on Dec 5, 2008 wrote: this is shit
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: for almost every artist the first image is my least favorite. the editor and i have inverse tastes, but i’m glad you decided to put up several examples for each artist.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: at first i thought this was pretty dumb, but then i started noticing all the little stuff he throws in. the nose hair, the little man coming out of his hair, etc.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: i guess mr lock is hip and all that but i’m not super stoked on his work. i will agree that the hair is well done for the most part. the rest kind of reminds me of a bad trip though and that’s not my thing these days.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: by full-time artist does that mean he is making a living doing this? somehow i doubt it. more power to him if he is.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: Is he a Steelers fan? I see a helmet in there!
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: good stuff. i want more
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: why not cher lock?
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: i’d like to see some of the stuff inspired by egyptian art.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: maybe so, but that doesn’t mean i can’t get tired of it.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: there’s something to be said about drawing like a kid i think. try it sometime. it’s not as easy as it looks.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: 2nd grade comment is pretty dead on. there’s so much of this right now. that’s not a bad thing necessarily. i give it another 1.5 years. then it’s back to realism.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: jager will give you the shits. no doubt about it.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: i used to do stuff like this in 2nd grade. then i got sent to the principal’s office.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: oh dear neckface. your cool factor will probably run out soon, but don’t fret, i will still like you.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: i so want a four-eyed dog with a laser canon mounted to his back.
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: i can’t BELIEVE you didn’t ask him about his name. MATT LOCK? MATLOCK? FOR SHAME
Anonymous, on Dec 4, 2008 wrote: we’re still talking about the goddamn neckface legs?
