Teefury

Words from the curator:

He's back! And still drawing like a star. This piece is actually an older work of Matt's that I've loved for years. Such a fun play of creatures chillin' together in harmony, fish being able to breathe out of water (unless they are all taking a dip in the pool). All on a hot black on red tee. It's a beaut.

What's a day in the life of Matty like?

A basic day for me is filled with daydreaming, fun, dad actions, lots of music, too many emails, drawing as much as right wrist can handle, mailing out art packages and some snacks. Plus sometimes I sleep.

Sloth vs. anteater: which would win the battle?

Anteaters look nice, but sloths are dang awesome... that huge, long neck with the little, bulby head on the end? Pure, 100% awesomeness. And if an anteater fought a 3-toed sloth, it would lose bigtime in a furious, super slow bloodbath.

Describe your favorite shirt that you own, and why you like it so much.

I have this really old T-shirt that I got used and it must have been done for some school fundraiser, or some odd in-joke. It says: 'I SURVIVED KINEMATICS... ROSY', and in the middle of the block font text is a drawing of a mean looking teacher with a crewcut. I have no idea what kinematics is, but I want to. Plus the shirt is mustard yellow. I've worn it for years and I refuse to get rid of it.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would you pick?

Jeeze, this is a hard question. I like a few too many artists and I cannot round this down to one. But I guess I can make a short list:

-Daniel Clowes

-Jack Davis

-Charles Burns

-Tim and Eric

-PJ Harvey (on some music)

-my dad

All of my lists seem so nerdy and indecisive.

If you had a time machine, which era would you visit first?

I don't think my answer is especially profound, but I would love to go back to the 1950's, or 70's. Either era would be amazing.

What has been your most inspiring art experience?

I spent six years in corporate art jobs after graduating from art school in 1999. The work was hard, the hours were long and worst of all, most of what I worked on never got too creative. So after a bit of a breakdown in late 2005, I decided to leave the corporate world, try self employment and work on my own terms. My art got stronger, I've met some great people and I have seen and done so many things I would never seen if I was stuck in a 55 hour a week desk job. It was the best thing for my art making that I could have ever done and I couldn't be much more happy.