Mato Atom says his most inspirational place is the brain, which makes sense given how cerebral his art is. He explains, “Ideas happen in there no matter the physical location.” This talented and thought-provoking director and self-described “hobby astronomer without a telescope” creates stunning sculptures and videos that get synapses firing. For example, his World Wildlife Fund piece called “We Are All Connected” features yarn-woven animals that maintain their connectedness through the string. Ponder the ins and outs of Mato’s art and responses in his 10 ANSWERS below.
1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Serious. Ludicrous. Albuminous.
2. Who is your creative role model?
To name a few well known: Nikola Tesla, Giordano Bruno, Leonardo Da Vinci, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Trent Reznor, Banksy, Bill Hicks and many others.
3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Catch up with all my RSS feeds.
4. What place in the world most inspires you and why?
The brain. Ideas happen in there no matter the physical location.
5. If you could do a different job for a day what would it be and why?
Work for a top secret US-government program in Nevada, specifically the military base at Groom Lake (known as Area51). Why? To reverse engineer and test-fly “UFO’s” of course.
6. What is your favorite homemade gift to give?
My latte’s in the morning that my girlfriend Jessica is always looking forward to.
7. What is your favorite object in your home?
A black wood/ branch I found on the road a few years ago.
8. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Do not invest in penny stocks.
9. What websites do you use for inspiration?
I don’t use media/creativity websites and blogs for inspiration, but to appreciate other people’s work and ideas. Some of my favorite websites in the creative industry are: Fubiz, Motionographer, Vimeo, FastCoDesign.
And other non creative industry related websites: dailygalaxy, seedmagazine, activistpost, dvorak.org.
10. When do you consider a piece of your work complete?
When others can see it.
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