Matthew Flood

Matthew Flood was born in Darlinghurst on Gadigal Land, he now lives and creates on Bediagal Land.
Matthew was influenced by his mothers love of the paintings by Constable and ‘The Blue Boy’ by Gainsborough that his father gifted him when he was very young.
As a kid of the sixties Matthew was more fascinated by the Saturday morning cartoons which led to his love of Marvel and DC comic characters. As an adult he still has those interests, in addition he is drawn to underground British and American artists. Coupling his obsession with pop culture and his interest in primitive man and animals - he creates themes that reflect both worlds crossing over. Art and human history, infused with dinosaurs, aliens, robots and monsters.

Matthew has been influenced by Sci Fi, horror movies and mags , inspired by Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Chris Welch and Hanna-Barbera, including political stencil art from counterculture publications.
Using vibrant colours, Matt works mostly with pens and pencils (including - collage and acrylic paint) on paper.

Matthew Flood is better known as a musician and is also a published poet of ‘Mad Dogs in the Junkyard’.