About ZCM
A brief look into the twisted, dark and hollow soul of Zachary MacPhearson, a deeply introspective and telling biography of sorts.
How old are you?
Very old…
What do you paint about?
Anything and everything, lots of things with botanical influence, along with big influences of street art and modern’ish bold color usage.
Do your paintings have meaning and inspiration behind them?
Sometimes. I like to just let it come out. I used to think when I was younger that if I altered my state of mind paintings would come easier, but thats still up for debate…
What’s your favorite thing to paint?
Jesus! Did you see the size of that thing!? I’m sorry… As far as subject matter, it’s never consistent, one day it might just be cactuses with eyes, or just eyes, or a spray can or a group of nothing, lines and leaves to faces in trees. I’d like to get back to doing more graffiti based art pieces. I feel like Graf Art has had it’s day, as far as the fact that there are so many amazing artists active right now; styles change so quickly. It’s hard to keep up. Also Graf has gone so mainstream that anyone can draw some amazing bad-ass piece with a basic drawing program and a pen-mouse. Pen-mouse?? Is that what they call it?
What are your favorite mediums/tools in your work?
Canvas, wood, stone for surfaces. I like to paint on things that would literally have to be destroyed for my piece to be lost. I love the entire “Sanford” family of pens…and yes it is a family of little markers that live in a machine somewhere the King Size reigns over everone. Markers and Krylon. I like to keep it old school. Oh, and Sakura’s.
Do you have a favorite animal?
I like armadillos. And skunks.
Why all the eyes in your work?
Cause you need eyes to look at art and you don’t need eyes to see you need vision. I started playing with Sharpies at a very young age because my mom told me I wasn’t allows to have them because they were special pens, and that’s what I was drawing with them.
What is your studio like?
Chaos! I’d like it to be in order but it’s never in order. I’d like to paint the walls to clean it up a little bit more but I haven’t found the time.
Is this your main creative outlet? Or do you do other things?
Music. I mix records, club music, and concoct beats and rhythms on drum machines and samplers and synthesizers. I used to think I was going to be a world famous DJ until I realized it’s not really all that cool.
I garden constantly. If you’ve ever gardened my lantern light you might find your a bit of a plant nerd. I’m constantly gathering seeds and cuttings to see what I can propagate.
How do you think music and gardening reflect in your artwork?
I draw a lot of plants and I think some of my music sets the mood and tone for my paintings.
What would you say the overall tone of your work is?
Oooh… I don’t know. It’s all over the place, some days it’s happy and bright and some days it’s a bit mysterious.
What’s your goal in putting your work out there for everyone to experience?
I just hope that some people enjoy it. When I was about 9 I got offered $100 for a painting, the first painting I ever did. I politely declined, and now I’m amazed that something I did so young could go for so much.
