On Monday I met Erik ‘ The Lizardman’ Sprague.
I met Erik at Art History in the Pub, with Matt Lodder.
Here’s some bits of info I learnt about the Lizardman at the event:
Erik flirted with a number of ideas before he decided to decorate his body green (and no he doesn’t actually want to be a lizard, he knows he’s a human), including a chess board effect. Erik likes the powerful symbolic nature of the lizard and also he just likes the way reptiles look aesthetically.
Erik’s art is constantly with him and will change as his body does.
Erik wanted to see how far he could transform his body and flirt with what it is to be human. He wanted to question what it is to be human if you don’t look like one.
I noticed he didn’t have his armpits tattooed, but I know he’s getting them done later this year, good luck with that Erik and I can’t wait to see how your art evolves with you.