Do not be fooled by his boyish looks and easy grin, Matthew Gantt is a monster. After speaking to him for even a short amount of time, one concludes that what he says is just the surface of an enormously deep mentality that is constantly taking in information, assessing it, and recalculating. It’s in his eyes; he’s one of those people you can physically see thinking, as though each decision he makes is carefully weighed, calculated, infused with strata of intent, then executed. I imagine he often has difficulty sleeping at night because he is thinking too much, and that he is very critical of his own work.

And just when I think I’ve figured this monster to merely be a consumer of thoughts and ideas, who is often tactless and painfully candid, he surprises me with acts of pure spontaneity and tender empathy. He is obviously a cunning chameleon.

What I find to be most monstrous about him is his voracious appetite. In his lifetime has devoured many things, including (but not limited to): LEGOs, mythological creatures, action figures, a 10-speed bicycle, dumpsters, comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, Walkmans, ancient mythologies, video games, a retired hippie, author Tom Robbins, philosophy, a Mexican restaurant, collages, paganism, synthetic clays, physics, a U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Salvador Dali, cosmology, Georges Bataille, a Russian graphic artist, film school, Joseph Campbell, southeast Australia, a hazelnut, and various household items.

But then again, that is merely, my impression.

What I know for sure is that Matthew Gantt was born December 9th, 1974 in Houston, Texas. He is the middle child of five and has two step-sisters. He has traveled and lived all over the world, but currently resides in the Houston area with his wife and son.

While in high school, Matthew took part in several art competitions and exhibits in the Las Vegas area. For the month of December 1998, his sculptures were exhibited at The Arts Factory in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Houston, December 4th, 2010, he debuted his Constellationism technique in a one-night show called “Paper Tigers” with friend and fellow artist Micah Simmons; Matthew sold five pieces that night.

He loathes spelling and grammatical errors, his Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator is INTP, he has a very respectable rubber duck collection, and he considers proper, Italian-style pizza to be the perfect food.

- Alan Smithee 2012