Video Interview with Matthew W. Moore

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Media network Protein recently posted a nice video profile of Matt W. Moore. Protein introduces the Portland-based illustrator and graphic designer: “If you’ve been to Barcelona, Marseille or Cincinnati, and spotted a dazzling pattern of geometric colors covering a wall of the city’s architecture, then chances are you’ve seen one of Matt W. Moore artworks.”
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The artist shares a bit about his background, including his eventual arrival at his signature style of illustration, “Vector Funk,” which is something like hipster dazzle painted (not a bad thing):

I started out as a graffiti artist, painting with spraypaint—became very comfortable working big, in bright color. And then as years went by, I went to college for design, [where I] learned vector illustration. So this, now, is kind of my channeling that knowledge and vocabulary back into handmade art: mural painting.

The artist and graphic designer also hints at some future projects, which will take a further dimension of functionality:

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