Currently exhibiting the work of Matt Lock at collection croisée gallery Explore the show online at collectioncroisee.com, we present 15 original artworks for this occasion. 

Focus Matt Lock /

Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open—air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety—ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body—machine hybrids found in the science—fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed.

Matt Lock is a self—taught illustrator and occasional painter, originally from Massachusetts but residing in close proximity to NYC since 2010. Most of his work consists of line drawings on small to medium colored paper. His drawings are often intricate in detail and depict post—apocalyptic alien futures or hidden alternate realities. Lock has been posting art on the Internet since 2006 and since that time has exhibited in various galleries worldwide. Additionally, there have been several books and zines published featuring his work, both exclusively and alongside other artists. _

Image : Matt Lock / Diy mutoid grown on self-aware substrate, 2018 Pen, colored pencils, markers on paper 29,7 x 21 cm (A4)

MATT LOCK /

I don’t belong here! Neoglyphic Media 20 pages November 2021

This book is currently available for pre-sale and all orders will be shipped upon release in November 2021. Soon available at collection croisée for France and Europe. For US, please visit the website of the editor Neoglyphic Media. _ An art exhibit leads to an otherworldly incorporation, no less alienating than the more familiar exploitation that preceded it.

“Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open-air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety-ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body-machine hybrids found in the science-fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G.Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed.” Geoff Vallon – ÉLÉGIE EN BLEU

FOCUS MATT LOCK /

Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open—air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety—ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body—machine hybrids found in the science—fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed.

Matt Lock is a self—taught illustrator and occasional painter, originally from Massachusetts but residing in close proximity to NYC since 2010. Most of his work consists of line drawings on small to medium colored paper. His drawings are often intricate in detail and depict post—apocalyptic alien futures or hidden alternate realities. Lock has been posting art on the Internet since 2006 and since that time has exhibited in various galleries worldwide. Additionally, there have been several books and zines published featuring his work, both exclusively and alongside other artists.

Image : Matt Lock / Wasteland systems, 2021 Ink, pen, colored pencils on paper 30 x 23 cm

FOCUS MATT LOCK /

Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open-air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety-ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body-machine hybrids found in the science-fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G.Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed. Geoff Vallon - ÉLÉGIE EN BLEU _

Explore our NEW EXHIBITION ONLINE 💥 So proud to announce Matt Lock (US) as part of the artists invited for this new show.

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Image : Grumpy gallery hopping 2021, 28 x 21,5 cm, pen, colored pencils, markers on paper Sold*

About Matt Lock :

Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open-air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety-ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body-machine hybrids found in the science-fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G.Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed. Geoff Vallon - ÉLÉGIE EN BLEU

NEW EXHIBITION! 💥 COLLECTION FALL/WINTER 2021 is OPEN So proud to announce Matt Lock (US) as part of the artists invited for this new show.

Explore it online >> collectioncroisee.com/en

Image : Paralyzed emulator Ink, pen, colored pencils on paper 2021 30 x 23 cm

Original drawing available for sale on the exhibition

About Matt Lock :

LAST WEEKS to visit the exhibition dedicated to Matt Lock at collection croisée gallery. Explore the show online at collectioncroisee.com, we present 15 original artworks for this occasion.

Focus Matt Lock /

Matt Lock’s drawings are premonitory witnesses. They seem to surface from a highly radioactive future ravaged by the excesses of mass consumerism where humans have undergone mutations of the most heinous kind. Garbage and biological waste are strewn about, piling up in open—air dumps. The mutants are alienated and disfigured; their flesh is pierced by strange bionic implants that look like excrescences. In the space Lock creates, they look as if they are primed for a fight. However, there is more to Lock’s work than stained asphalt, war and desolation. His dystopian worlds are informed by science fiction from the 80s and 90s; they convey a primitive and visceral power emboldened by an anxiety—ridden vision of a doomed future. The force behind Lock’s art lies in a certain aesthetisation of the monstrous. His imagination is coloured by representations of the organic in all its forms, a predilection reminiscent of the body—machine hybrids found in the science—fiction novels of William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard. The use of coloured paper allows nostalgia to seep into these sinister landscapes. Though violence pervades his drawings, an effervescence somehow manages to subsist in the apocalyptic landscape portrayed.

Matt Lock is a self—taught illustrator and occasional painter, originally from Massachusetts but residing in close proximity to NYC since 2010. Most of his work consists of line drawings on small to medium colored paper. His drawings are often intricate in detail and depict post—apocalyptic alien futures or hidden alternate realities. Lock has been posting art on the Internet since 2006 and since that time has exhibited in various galleries worldwide. Additionally, there have been several books and zines published featuring his work, both exclusively and alongside other artists. _

Image : Matt Lock / Lab partner sacrificed, 2020 Ink, pen, colored pencils, collage on paper 21,5 x 18,5 cm