Matthew Laznicka
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Location | Close to Madtown WI, United States |
| Introduction | Matthew Laznicka was born in Racine, WI. From childhood he always found solace in drawing and painting the images inspired by science-fiction, movies, and comic books. After high school Matthew attended The Milwaukee Institute for Art & design, where he received a degree in illustration. When not illustrating he’s with his wife Sheri and their two children: Ashton and Violet. If he is not illustrating Matthew enjoys spending time with family, camping, old movies, and stop-animation. Clients include: Edios, GQ, MacUser, IBM Systems, Simon & Schuster, Mercedes Benz, FHM Magazine, Volvo. |
| Interests | Illustration, stop-motion animation, film, sculpture, 2D animation |
| Favorite Movies | Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Chicken Run, Wallace & Grommit PEOPLE alive & dead I would like to meet: Jan Svankmajer, The Brothers Quay, Sam Raimi, George Lucas, Tom Jones, Danny Elfman, Mark Ryden, Peter Jackson, Stan Lee, Jackie Chan, Angelina, Tim Burton, DEAD: Tex Avery, Frank Sinatra, Merian C. Cooper, John Wayne, Jirí Trnka, Akira Kurosawa, Bogart |
| Favorite Music | Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, The Cure, David Bowie, The Beatles, Beck, Weezer, Cake, They Might Be Giants, White Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Devo, The Flaming Lips, The Bonzo Dog Band, Tom Jones, John Denver, Stevie Wonder, Spike Jones, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Low, Duran Duran, Arctic Monkeys, Calexio, Halloween Alaska, New Order, Meat Puppets, The Sir Finks, The Police, Love & Rockets, Louis Armstrong, The Killers, Sufjan Stevens, Bare Naked Ladies, The Smiths, Radiohead, Nickle Creek, She & Him, Green day, Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo, Santana, The Strokes, Bing Crosby, Ministry, The Raconteurs, The Polyphonic Spree, Squirrel nut Zippers, Ella Fitzgerald, and so many more. |
| Favorite Books | The Little Prince, The Stinky Cheese Man, Little Lit, CandyKiller, Spectrum, Aphrosisia, Where the wild things are |