MATT LEINES

Sources: SWINDLE Magazine

Leines Matt: Born in 1980 in Paterson, New Jersey.

Tiger-mask statuettes, Mexican Lucha Libre Dolls, Green Lantern Corps action figures, pint

glasses and old remote controls overflow from the shelves of Matt Leines´New Jersey apartement. As a student at Rhode Island School of Design, Leines sold his drawings on E-Bay for a couple of bucks. The profits would go to offset these collections on his shelves. His internet customers doubtlessly got a good deal: Today, Leines drawings are bought of gallery walls quicker than you can click "Buy it now".

"I spent a lot of my time sitting, drawing and watching cartoons and playing with toys while other kids where running around"