Mat Brinkman (born 1973 in
Austin, Texas)
is an American artist and electronic musician. Also known as Matt Brinkman, Meerk Puffy, Mystery Brinkman, Brinkman, Brinkmangler, and Mucid Cuspidor. He is based in
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
.
History
Brinkman was a co-creator of the
''Fort Thunde''r artist live-work space in
Providence, Rhode Island from 1995–2001.
He resided in the Providence artist live workspace ''Hilarious Attic'' from 2002–2007.
He recorded with the bands
Mindflayer and
Forcefield, who performed at the 2002
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, United States. The event began as an annual exhibition ...
. In 2000, his
Teratoid Heights comic was published by
Highwater Books
Highwater Books was a small but influential independent comic book publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts, noted for its arty editorial direction and production values under publisher Tom Devlin. Highwater began in 1997 and folded in Novembe ...
.
Through his anonymous and pseudonymous works, he, like
Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 – July 7, 2008) was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography.
Biography
Bruce Conner was born November 18, 1933 in McPherson, Kansas.His well- ...
and
Marcel Duchamp
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, , ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso ...
before him, seems to be concerned with issues of artistic credit and its relation to artistic output. His musical performances have incorporated aspects of
circuit bending and
drum and bass.
Brinkman contributed principal concept art for the 2016 rhythm videogame
Thumper.
Discography
Albums
* "Transmittens" (Vermiform, CD) (1999)
* "Brinkmangler 2000" (CDr) (2000)
* "Scenes From A Posthuman World" (Cdr) (2000)
* "Steps In Defecation" (Bonescraper, Cass) (2000)
* "Nung" (Animal Disguise, LP.) (2003)
* "Untitled" (Cass) (2004)
* "Ashz/Arcs/Azes/Etc" (Animal Disguise, Cass.) (2005)
* "Farther Down The Road To Ecological Collapse & The Fucking Apocalypse Featuring DJ Mad Lion Disease Etc." (Cass) (2006)
* "Kreemy F.F.U.P." (Dolor Del Estamago, CDr) (2007)
* "Drobomatic Drobulations Vol. 1" (Audio Dregs Editions, CDr) (2007)
* "SYNB / HSDOM" (Phaserprone, CDr) (2007)
* "Channel 10" (CDr)
* "Orange Muss Tape" (Dolor Del Estamago, CDr)
* "Recordings From The Secret Room" (Dolor Del Estamago, CDr)
References
External links
- Cave Evil, Boardgame created by Mat Brinkman with Nate Hayden and Jochen HartmannRetard Riot #19 (On Being God) - with Mat BrinkmanRetard Riot #16 (Get money! Kill!) with Barry McGee and Mat BrinkmanREAL SLOW RADIO # 4/3 Country Western a.k.a. mmmmmmmmmm 8 Mr. BrinkmanMeerk PuffyMatt BrinkmanSYNBMonstrocity BrinkmanMystery BrinkmanZZ Pot@ Discogs
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Living people
American male musicians
American electronic musicians
Rhode Island School of Design alumni
1973 births
Artists from Austin, Texas
Artists from Colorado