About the Art
About the Artist.
Hello everyone!! My name is Meghan McMahon and I really am not good at autobiographies so I'm just going to tell you all useless irrelevent information about myself. Sound fun? No?? Too bad! You don't have to read it if you don't want to. I started Monkey Cadaver Media in the summer of 2004 as a freelance Graphic Designer. As Christmas time came around, I was broke and didn't know what to do for everyone I loved, but I wanted to give really good gifts. So I snagged some canvas and paint, and started painting. The very first painting I ever did was Dolly {AKA No Name}. The paintings went over really well at christmas, so I decided to put them up on my MySpace and started up my Devaintart page. The responce was incrediable!! I contenued to paint and was published in Self Inflict Magazine and had my first show at the brewery that spring. Everything's been uphill from there!! More shows and the start of MonkeyCadaver.com!!! I've even shown in Artist Alley at Comic Con International 2006!! Thanks to everyone who's supported me and cheered me on throught every emotion. Madd propps to all my Muses... you know who you are. Alrighty... that's all for now about that...
As for anything elce you might want to know, or might not... Things of interest are vampyres, pirates, monkeys, dancing, legos, art, music, pictures, dolls, antiques, weapons, stars, billiards, dumb stares, kitty?, kitty!... hats, um... yeah. Kicking it with anyone and for a night of games, or getting together with people to show them how many times I can die in one level of any RPG. ha ha ha. ...... ..... ... . . . Seriously. My latest stable income comes from GameStop (Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA) so i f you're in the area, stop by and say 'allo!! I'm also designing shirts that are being sold at a little store... maybe you've heard of it? that's right... Hot Topic... yeah, that's what i do to earn the money for my art, when I'm not having a show. So yeah, that's me in a nutshell... it's cramped in here. hope to meet you all one day, and if you made it this far, you know I'm crazy.
A few words from the fans:
"Poignant is the word I think of when I see the duality of your work....
agitating, agonizing, bitter, distressing, disturbing, emotional,
heart-rending, heartbreaking, impressive, intense, moving, painful,
passionate, pathetic, perturbing, piteous, pitiful, sad, sentimental,
sorrowful, touching, upsetting....
Since finding you (the artist... hey that's me!) ... I have
learned more of you as a person. You are facinating and live an
interesting life. You also use your brain and think.
I am glad to have you as a friend."
-Leporid
My
extended reaction:
While
some awful art critics out there would likely have all kinds of silly,
pseudo-connoisseur things to say…I am not said art critic, and I
couldn’t even begin to believe that my judgments on such things could be
so relevant as to place a value on feelings and creativity that one applies to
his or her craft to which any audience would adhere.
That
said – it is this one man’s opinion (and possibly that of my lady,
though she is asleep right now and will see it tomorrow) that your work is very
influential and powerful in its own right. It may be seen by just enough
people, but the work is truly great and should be seen by more. Having
met you, I believe that it begins to capture what I’ve seen on the
exterior, as well as whatever bits I may have been able to see past it just
from initial observations. I won’t pretend to know you, as my lady
and I have only briefly encountered you…but after seeing your work, it
almost seems as if we’ve been friends for some time. That’s
quite difficult to explain, and it may sound a little strange or
“corny,” ... but I’m sure
you understand my meaning.-Boss Magnus Creed
"your art is sickly and wonderfull i want to feed your creations a shot of wheat grass and acai."-antonious maximus ciao bella :)
also
you are very profound , femenine , you are very strong but lead with
the vulnerabilities good logic ,from your photo i see your eyes are
mystical there is an otherworldly quality to you thats probably why you
said when you draw you go into another world , like the shaman , yes we
must continue our friendship , we are wonderful artist you and i ! (
there was a rick james song( you and i )which was a good ditty for
dance , rip , ) oh yes i was a dj too ! ) !!! TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOU !
PEACE !-Manster
A Special thanks to the following:
My Family, especially my Mother, Aunt, and Grandmother, and Sister without whom my mind and world would feel dull.
My Love, Mase, who inspires me to never give up and follow my instincts for anything i desire to accomplish.
Lost loves, for molding me into the person that i have become. Anthony, Bri-yon, David. *love*
Psycho Girlfriend. For being themselves.
Clydeene Nee, without whom I would still be local.
Scott Anderson and the team at Ripple Junction. They rock.
All my teachers. Ever. Yes, even the ones I failed. I failed for lack of effort on my side, not their fault!