Matt Furie
Artworks
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Friendly Meating
ink on paper
8" x 10"
$300
Artist Interview
- Where are you from?
Ohio playa
- Where do you live, how long?Bay area, six yuurz
- How did you start making art?The American Way: with a pen and paper
- What would you call your style? (We call ours 'Slacker High Art'.)Suburban renaissance
- School or self taught?Combo
- Who are your favorite artists?daniel jonston, aiyana udesen, paperrad, pee wee, dali, bosch, leif goldberg, mat brinkman, john k., c.f., jim henson, bruegel, beck, unnamed copyright-free illustrators from the 19th century, marcel dzama, richard d. james
- Favorite food?malak paneer, naan, rice, red sauce, green sauce or garlic eggplant with added tofu (extra $!) over rice at bamboo restaurant on polk and california.
- Seafood, love it or hate it.Both
- Music you can't live without?afx
- Any other hobbies?Hottubbin'!
- Shoe Size?10
- Tight pants or baggy pants?Tight
- Anything else: jokes, shout outs, amazing thoughts?warning: i brake for small animals- and eat them!
Biography
United States
I was born in suburban Ohio in 1979- it was a great place to grow up. I played outside, watched a lot of t.v. and played a lot of video games. I also drew pictures all the time. I liked making up creatures and drawing animals out of the encyclopedia. My drawings these days come from a mix of child-like enchantment and momentary adult situations. A lot of it ends up looking like children's book illustrations for adults.


Matt Furie lives in San Francisco where he collects toys and draws nasty, funny creatures. Furie has exhibited in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and abroad.