Ivor
Biography
I must have been real young, like maybe six or seven years old. I didn't understand the concept, but whenever giants came up in comic books, it would excite me. later as I got older, I use to put myself into the toy soldier games I played. Like Aaron and Randy in my, "Hitler in the Cupboard" story, we would play soldiers, and when my younger brother came in, we would make him part of the game. There was a favorite book I remember from my fourth grade class, it was called, "If I Were A Giant." I would love to find this old picture book. As I got older, other things became more important to me, but the thoughts hung in the back of my mind, dormant, awiating a showing of King Kong or Godzilla or Gorgo, Funny thing, as I grew older, my Giants became younger. I don't like what getting old does to the body, if you know what I mean. I became artistically competent My own first giant drawings were also in the form of a comic strip, I titled it," The Man Who Grew," and I most likely still have it in one of my drawing pads, in storage. When I get my Scanner repaired, I may look for this old work and send it to you.
My life style changed when I left the east coast. Only in California did I allow my thoughts to become an inspiration, and my inspiration to become an obsession! It was here that I started my "Death to the Amalikites" Black book, from which you can see much of, (but not the sexual/ erotic stuff) on my," Mega Boys World, Volume One". At first I used any giants, including giant women, but more and more my drawings were directed to giant boys. I am not gay, that is not my lifestyle.
The Beauty vs. the Violent content is at the heart of my inspiration, the paradox thrills me. The drawings came first, and then the philosophy behind them. I thought it strange that I couldn't squash a large cocroach, (they use to traumatize me, in fact) but my kid's would decimate cities. To ease the moral conflict, I made the victims, the inhabitants who get crushed, evil. It works for me, what can I say!
I would love to do my Theme and Variations in all medias including film. I know I am swimming agianst the tide, and my timing is awful, but I find the fire behind my works is in reality, all that I have that keeps me challanged and vital inside.
You would not suspect any of this if you knew me. I am so different from my creations. I am strongly moral, even religious, my regular artwork is nice, I do good paintings and landscapes (from my MBW volume one, click on the link at the bottom of the page, "works of Awe and Beauty" but my best work is as Ivor, and my Ivor works are unknown to anyone who knows me. I am a quite, patient and I hope a good person (trying to compensate for my out of control, over the top alter ego!) I respect the law, but like pot, it feeds my creativity. I consider doing good, the most important factor of my personality.
I would be happy to share my drawings and paintings with you if you are interested. Almost all of my full figure drawings have been edited for the internet. still, Yahoo axed my group, I guess someone complained. my work tends to be too over the line for the mainstream, I wouldn't last three minutes if I didn't edit my work. Still there are those who would lable my work, "perverted porn" They are wrong!" I am an Artist.