Away Artist Spotlight week 3: @xxvism Matthew Zaremba is a Boston-based self-taught artist, illustrating the human condition through simple yet powerful line drawings and paintings. He has exhibited his work across the US and has been featured on various international sites. For the full interview and bio check out awayworldwide.us!!!! How did you get into making art? I GOT INTO GRAFFITI WHEN I WAS SUPER YOUNG, GROWING UP IN THE CITY. WE HAD SOME SPOTS IN THE CUT WE WOULD RIDE OUR BIKES OR SKATEBOARD, AND THERE WAS ALWAYS GANG GRAFFITI OR JUST LIKE LOCAL SHIT... KIND OF JUST TYPICAL VANDALISM. IT WAS NATURAL TO ADD TO IT. I THINK IT'S A PART OF HUMAN NATURE TO WANT TO MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN... BUT THAT'S LOOKING BACK AT IT AS AN ADULT. I THINK AT THE TIME, IT JUST SEEMED FUN, LIKE THROWING ROCKS AT WINDOWS. AS WE GREW UP, SOME OF US GOT MORE INVOLVED IN GRAFFITI CULTURE. AT THE SAME TIME, I BEGAN TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CREATIVE OUTLETS, FROM MUSIC PRODUCTION, TO PHOTOGRAPHY, TO DRAWING. #art #graffiti #trains #tattoos #awayworldwide