Matthew Woodson
Matthew Woodson was born and raised in rural southern Indiana. He graduated from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in early 2006. He still lives in Chicago in an apartment full of hardwood floors and taxidermy, with an unapologetically vocal cat and a dog that is skinnier than the grain.
Press :
“Tattooed women, skeletons and violence imagery are the elements defined in Matthew Woodson’s work. A novel like style makes his pieces astonishing and mysterious. Each illustration tells a different story that makes you wonder more. ” - designdontpanic.com “ His work is very muted, often in shades of grey. There is something very rock n’ roll about the style that Woodson works in; it is young, edgy, and full of character. His drawings are some of the best I have seen in recent months. ” - einbahn blog “ His sometimes stark, sometimes poetic images are spare, usually consisting of line work and a few tones of gray or muted color. He works in pen, brush and ink, occasionally with the addition of color in gouache and frequently with color added digitally in Photoshop. His subjects are people, often portrayed with unf lattering directness and occasionally in compositions that don’t include the head, studies of natural objects like plants and animal skulls, and landscapes. ” - linesandcolors.com “ Matthew Woodson’s comics and illustrations are sometimes stark, sometimes poetic, but always spare, with a noir touch. Woodson renders his images with careful skill and detail. Not surprising for someone who started drawing comics AND scientific illustrations at the same time (he’s got a background in biology). His linework is elegantly set off by his restrained use of just a few tones of gray or muted color. ” - snips.com “ Matthew Woodson’s graphic novel style of illustration doesn’t exactly break new ground, but it’s breathtakingly well done. His articulation of a half-nude woman’s back is meticulous and spot-on, almost as if he used the Rotoscoping technique used in Waking Life to create his lyrical, mysterious, and sometimes violent imagery. He seems to have an obsession with tattooed women, his skeleton, and the bad guys from Karate Kid. ” - virb.com
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