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Matt Davies
5 quotes
“When I was about five or six, I got in big trouble at school for illustrating an age-inappropriate poem about the Queen. To my detriment, the art was so carefully and lovingly drawn that my teacher could see exactly who was depicted, and what was going on. I grew up in England where that sort of thing was frowned upon—unlike corporal punishment, which was actively employed—and it all ended very badly. But I definitely learned an early lesson in the breathtaking power of art.”
Matt Davies (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(Being able to draw) means that I have both an escape, and a voice.”
Matt Davies (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I spend a majority of my time thinking, and reading: Trying to find the angle that no one else would think to depict. I am always fearful of producing obvious things. While all art is at least tangentially political (the second you publicly place a mark on a piece of paper you will piss SOMEONE off), mine is deliberately overtly political. I take issues and events and try desperately to make sense of them. Like a columnist, I practice opinion journalism except I actually draw my conclusions, so to speak.”
Matt Davies (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My sketchbooks are a mess. I use them as sounding boards so there's a mixture of writing, word associations, and incomprehensible squiggles. Except when I am trying to perfect a caricature, the art in them is blisteringly rudimentary.”
Matt Davies (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I find that I can say so much more through humor. People are far more likely to absorb a message or opinion if it is wrapped in wit.”
Matt Davies (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source