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Tom Huck was born in 1971 in Farmington, MO. Known for his large scale satirical woodcuts, this Missouri artist is a regular contributor to BLAB! (Fantagraphics) and was the illustrator of The Root's "Phrenology" album art in 2003. His work draws heavily upon the influence of Albrecht Durer, Jose Guadalupe Posada, R. Crumb, and Honore Daumier.
As Huck has written:
"My work deals with personal observations about the experiences of living in a small town in southeast Missouri. The often strange and humorous occurences, places, and people in those towns offer a never ending source of inspiration for my prints. I call this work "rural satire." I feel a strong connection to the artists of the Northern Renaissance and their approach to art from the standpoint of master craftsmen. My work has been influenced by an array of artists among them Albrecht Dürer (woodcuts), Warrington Colescott (etchings), nearly all of the German Expressionists, and the late great Frank Zappa. My chosen media is printmaking, specifically the woodcut. The combination of dark humor with the inherently expressive medium of the woodcut heightens the complexity of my images."
His woodcut prints are included in numerous public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum, and New York Public Library. He now lives and works in St. Louis, MO where he runs his own press, Evil Prints.
From 1995 to 2005, Huck created two woodcut folios: ''"2 Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities"'' and ''"The Bloody Bucket"''.
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