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Who?
This site is the landfill of Matt Maldre's life, a 29-year-old Christian designer in Chicago.
What's on this site:
Mostly, I want this site to be about ideas. Not just a bumper-sticker site that shows off what I've done, but a place to share interesting thoughts, both mine AND yours. Whenever I have an idea for an art project, I'll post it here and the feeback from others really helps the idea to grow and be much more. So I love it when people leave feedback on my ideas.
Spudart?
What does "spudart" mean?
Work:
Designer for Tribune Media Services in the historic Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile of downtown Chicago. Some occasional illustration work for them too.
What I'm doing:
Check out a list of events I'm planning on going to, and events I'm thinking about at chicagobean.com
Profiles:
• LiveJournal Profile
• Yahoo Profile
• 360 Yahoo Profile
• Friendster Profile
• MySpace Profile
• LinkedIn Profile
• Monster Networking Profile
• Rhyze Profile
Status:
In a long-term relationship.
Wishlists:
My amazon wishlist. It's got a bunch of books, CDs, games, and other fun things that I'd like to get. Do you have a wish list?
What I like:
Theology, croquet, art (art theory, public art, oil pastels), design, structures, stats, metaphors for life, libraries, predicting fog, digging holes, toys, chicago cubs, how thing are made, benches instead of chairs, observing solar flare activity, big thick furniture, wool, welding, wrapping gifts in wacky ways, the color gray, macintosh, paper airplanes, dirt, window washers
Music:
Dance, eurodance, DJs, Reggae, Ska, Jazz, Swing, Salsa, funny stuff, funk, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy, Vengaboys, Harry Connick Jr, Louis Armstrong, UB40, Evelyn, Passion Fruit, Dr. Bombay, Solid Base
Books:
• Bible
• Mere Christianity
• The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots
• Mapping the Terrain: New Genre Public Art
• Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
• Synectics: the Development of Creative Capacity
• Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Cultu
• Thinking about Exhibitions
• Criticizing Art: Understanding the Comtemporary
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
TV:
• Kim Possible (very well produced show)
• Jackie Chan Adventures (the first season was the best, gone downhill since then)
• Spongebob Squarepants (another classic, there's something philosophical about this show)
• Fear Factor (but not the gross eating parts. ewwww)
• 24 (a MUST watch every tuesday. I'm up yelling at the tv for this)
• Baseball Tonight (yup, i'm a big baseball fan)
• Trading Spaces (Uh, do i take this off the list? This is like sooo 2003)
• Perfect Strangers (Haven't seen it since 8th grade, but it was a favorite back then)
Movies:
Amelie, Encino Man, Transformers, Saving Silverman, Star Wars, Tully, There's Something About Mary, Armageddon, At First Sight, Iron Giant
Artists:
• Joseph Beuys (The great teacher and artist. Warmth over coldness)
• Jorg Immendorf (German artist who coined the phrase, "Painting must assume the function of the potato. He makes great paintings too.)
• Christo (A fantastic installation artist that really involves the community and all aspects of life into his art. When he can get the cashier ladies at the grocery store to discuss what is art, oh dude! That is incredible)
• Edward Hopper (Great moods established by his work. Amazing colors)
• Jackson Pollack (The studly artist himself.)
• Starn Twins (Their work is totally my aesthetic)
• Laslzo Moholy-Nagy (The masta of transparency and structure)
• Erik Maldre (creative work, my twin)
• Andy Goldsworthy (incredible arrangements made in nature from rocks, sticks, leaves, etc.)
Collects:
• croquet items
• steamroller toys
• photos of gum spots on sidewalks
School:
Graduated with honors from Illinois Wesleyan University. Founded and run artiwu, an art alumni/student organization for IWU.
Check out my upcoming Chicago events calendar.
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