Anson Maddocks
| Anson Maddocks | |
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 Anson Maddocks | |
| General Information | |
| Born | Anchorage, Alaska 1968 |
| Status | Inactive: Alpha to Time Spiral |
| Style | Surrealism, ultra-realism |
| Education/ Training | Cornish College of Arts |
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| artist:"Anson Maddocks" | |
Anson Maddocks is one of the original twenty-five Magic: The Gathering artists; he was last active during Time Spiral.
Description
Outside of Magic, Maddocks has worked on Clout and various White Wolf products. Maddocks works with a large variety of mediums and draws from numerous inspirations, but is probably most renowned for his work on minotaurs. Early on he was one of the few artists to employ realism, but often combined it with the surreal. Maddocks attended the Cornish College of Arts[1] along with future Magic illustrators Andi Rusu and Jesper Myrfors.[2][3]
Maddocks is often attributed with helping to shape the direction of Magic artwork and his Hurloon Minotaur depiction became the initial face of the game.[4] He grew up in Sitka, Alaska, where he was friends with Tedin from a young age. After living in Seattle, Washington while attending college and working for Wizards of the Coast, Maddocks now lives in Southern Nevada does commission based work.[2][3]
Gallery
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![Cyclopean Tomb - Maddocks favorite personal art from Alpha.[5]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg/120px-Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg)
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From the Fallen Angel (comic) -
Foriysian Totem - Maddocks was one of the retro artists brought back for Time Spiral. -
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![Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg/120px-Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg)
Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4] -
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![Living Wall - One of a few censored Magic cards. A sphincter-like aspect was removed.[1]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Living_Wall.jpg/120px-Living_Wall.jpg)
Living Wall - One of a few censored Magic cards. A sphincter-like aspect was removed.[1] -
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Sengir Vampire - A disturbing dose of realism and surrealism. -
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A cover for a Fallen Empires Comic.
![Cyclopean Tomb - Maddocks favorite personal art from Alpha.[5]](/page/File:Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg)
![Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4]](/page/File:Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg)
![Living Wall - One of a few censored Magic cards. A sphincter-like aspect was removed.[1]](/page/File:Living_Wall.jpg)
References
- ↑ a b Arcana (June 12, 2008). "An Interview With Anson". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01.
- ↑ a b Jesper Myrfors :: The Original Artist Visionary of Magic: The Gathering. MTG Stores (2010-09-08). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ↑ a b Artist Bio. ansonmaddocks.com. Retrieved on 2022-07-24.
- ↑ a b Arcana (April 07, 2008). "The Face of the Game". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13.
- ↑ Anthony Waters (2010-04-22). "Artist Spotlight: Anson Maddocks". MTG Stores. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
External links
- Lunch with Jesper Myrfors, Mark Tedin, Anson Maddocks - 5 part YouTube interview by MTGStores