“Dark, twisted, and ominously beautiful.”
Darren Lynn Bousman,
director of REPO! The Genetic Opera
www.repo-opera.com

"For those of us whose tastes are firmly entrenched
in the macabre, it's easy to fall in love with the dark world Michaels has created.
But what truly sets him apart is the fact that he creates every photographic element
in each piece. In this day of appropriation where 'works of art' are comprised of
clip-art and digital 'found objects' from the virtual junkyard of the internet,
it is commendable the pains he's taken to create every corner of his
strange and wonderful world."
Voltaire
filmmaker, Musician, Artist
www.voltaire.net

“Max, with camera always in hand, stitches together an appropriately
creepy, living dead world littered with the segmented worms of his own
adventures. Of course nothing but fun is to be had in the real world
with Max, yet he neatly manages to sculpt the Sturm und Drang,
trauma induced peeking, just behind his eyelids.”
Ogre
ohGr/Skinny Puppy
www.skinnypuppy.com

“I love what Max does, just like in a good remix or production of a song -
the manipulations, the days of messing and leaps of thought mesh into one
co-hesive thought - a unique signature. Pretty rare to see these days.”
Martin Atkins
INVISIBLE Records/PIGFACE founder
www.invisiblerecords.com

“Max Michaels has an artistic vision that uses the human body not merely
as inspiration, but rather as the framework for conceptual, political, and
social commentary. The images range from beautiful to horrific, but rarely
wander from their focus on anatomy as the mechanism of art-making, as
opposed to its subject matter. Although constructed through photographic
elements, the images contain a sculptural quality and each structure takes
on a scientific aesthetic. The human figure is eerily warped into 'Frankensteinian'
creations built to represent a perspective of the world, but always containing
an element of shock. In his art, the sanctity of the human body is often violated,
and this serves to jar the viewer into feeling the concept, even before
the analytical mind can grasp it.”
Rogue
of The Crüxshadows
www.cruxshadows.com