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mattgaulke
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[2013-02-19 02:26:40 +0000 UTC]
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 178; Deviations: 1648; Watchers: 209
Watching: 25; Pageviews: 23480; Comments Made: 580; Friends: 25
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: michelangeloFavorite bands / musical artists: Prince, JUSTICE, Gustav Mahler, and others
Other Interests: biology, evolution and science in general
# About me
My art bio would be that I first got into art when I was in 5th grade drawing comic books. I always loved the human body. From there I started playing D&D and that lead to me learning how to oil paint. As puberty hit my love for the female body dominated what I would draw and paint. I dabbled with sculpture but I never really had enough time to develop it. After I got to the point where I could draw "realistic"I soon got bored with it. My grandma gave me a Renoir book and slowly I warmed up to modern art. I found the more I learned about why modern artists did what they did the more I grew respect for them. Art was my religion until I converted to be a Mormon. For about 3-4 yrs of without producing any real art I got back into it. I then went thru a real rough time due to a divorce, separation from my daughter and loosing my faith in God. I never had depression issue before this but now I do. I coped with my depression by taking Adderall and writing music on a computer. I got real good at it real quick. After about 3 yrs of this I got back into drawing. By this time I had developed my own voice and the process of making art was way different. I was no longer an artist in training. When getting back into drawing I was drawn to pornography and then fashion models. I hope to never get stuck in a style. I'd love to hear what questions you have for me. I love the interaction with other artists.# Comments
Comments: 72
Hi,
Do you still come on here? I follow you on instagram but wanted to see whether I could actually purchase one of your pictures, or maybe get you to do one for me?
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Hi matt, i just discovered your work, and then i find your on deviant! Doubly Awesome! I love your work, very inspiring!! Thank you for sharing it with us
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i just found you on here and am amazed and in love with your work. it makes me want to try new things. ugh im so in love with it all.
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That makes me feel really good to read and ponder. Thanks!
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i want to buy some someday when im not a broke artist. im following you on tumblr too. this is the best work ive seen on this site and ive been using it for over 10 years. cant believe you dont have millions of pageviews
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that means a lot coming from another great artist. a compliment is always good but when it comes from someone with no artistic ability it isn't have touching as when it's coming from someone with an eye.
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You are one of those artists who can inspire people. I totally dig your work. How you try New things throughout your whole work inspires me to do the same
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Those are the kind of complements that keep me posting on this site. Thank you for taking the time to write this. I am glad to know people recognize the risks I take. I often times feel like a chicken shit when it comes to experimentation. When you make stuff people like it can be tempting to repeat yourself.
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I can fully relate to how you feel. I am not a professional artist, but my page here on deviantart has grown a lot in the past few weeks. I don't feel like I have found my own style yet, so I'm experimenting a lot- some people messaged me saying "why are you not doing drawings anymore?" and I feel like I'm dissapointing my watchers everytime I post something else.
Just keep on uploading what you enjoy doing- and people like me will see your page for what it is: amazing!!
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I am glad I found your gallery - full of very inspiring pieces! Perhaps you should join some groups here on DA for figure drawing and portrait drawings to have your art better spread among those interested?
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I don't really like this site. To much anime art. I really only post here because I made friends with someone and we exchange thoughts here.
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Well, the interests of tve majority does not reflect the interests of each and every member, you have a lot of talented artists (that does not go for manga, realism etc), poets, photographers and models, but perhaps they are a bit harder to find.
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I must say that his art impressed me , if I could I shake hands, i want to congratulate
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I hate just saying thanks to a comment like yours but it's coming up on 1am here and I need to go to bed. Plus I got nothing sweet or whity to say so...thanks!
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no, thank you for sharing your art with us ... and fence to sleep ha is a joke.
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I use to be very suicidal so I think I'll always have a sense of urgency.
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glad you used past tense there. Stay urgent!
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You are absolutely amazingly talented. I feel inspired !
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Your inspiration fuels mine. Thanks!
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So glad to see you here, I've followed your 'peacock' site for awhile after seeing your stuff on AFA - you are super inspiring and I love your faces and figures. Rock on!
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Excellent gallery here. I think you have an excellent balance of realism and creativity in these pieces.
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Thank you. That is nice to hear because it has sort of been a goal of mine to strike a balance with the 2.
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Thanks so much for your nice comments and for the Fav
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If you like my look and ever need reference photos, I would be honored to give some to you. I have thousands that are not posted on dA (that also fully show my face) - everything from classic nudes to highly erotic. Keep up the great work!
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thanks. I'm glad someone likes the way I dress. Now if I could just get them to like my art.
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haha just keep doing what you doing, and give em hell Matt
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Fire and brimstone until this heart stops beating or my brain suffers from some form of shut down, to the sleep you never wake up from.
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That's some heavy stuff dude,but I like it.
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Your work is amazing! In particular your beautiful lines!
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I've got a ton of stuff I've yet to post here. I've never really gotten much attention here anyway.
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Your work is incredible......you need to join more groups for your work to receive the attention it deserves.
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are there any groups you recommend?
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Your work is magnificent. I like that you also take risks with your subjects. True art.
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thanks! risks in that draw "porn"?
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Yep, I can imagine some people would look down upon the "porn" drawings even though your drawing technique brings out the raw emotion of the act.
It reminds me a lot of the drawings by Klimt and the work by Schiele (as you noted in some of your work).
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You are right many do frown upon the sex stuff. It makes me laugh when artists look down on me saying its not art. Day one of art history one learns that the boundaries of art will never be contained. I don't draw sex to be artsy. I do it because its a huge part of my mind and thoughts. We all came from it.
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I like your drawings, your style is neat! Only paper and pencil for most of your art i guess... How long do you spend for one drawing?
Keep up the great work!
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