Tilteed

Artist Interview: ovenrude

Curator’s Statement:

After having been in Portland, OR, for the past few months, I’ve noticed just how trendy the people are here. You know what else is trendy? Matt Borchert’s design available for the next three days! This deer is way hip, so throw on your Wayfarers and check out Deer en Vogue before this buck migrates away from Tilteed.

Welcome to Tilteed, Matt! Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do for a living?

Well I’m a 24 year-old from Minneapolis who loves both deer and geometric shapes!  I’m a full-time apparel designer who does stuff ranging from the college shirts you see at major retailers to the shirts you get at Vegas shows.  The work changes a ton day to day so it keeps me on my toes, but I save the work I really love doing for places like Tilteed =)

What inspired you to create Deer en Vogue?

I have this fascination with combining organic shapes with geometric lines and shapes.  I love the contrast that it creates and am always trying to push that further in my work as it continues.  Deer en Vogue was created more specifically to go after some of the current trends running through the apparel world but do it in my own way.  Hopefully it’s the trendiest hipster deer shirt ever.

Who’s your favorite superhero of all time? What makes them so cool?

This is a tough one… does Arnold Schwarzenegger count at a superhero?  Or Dexter?  I’m going to pick Rocky, and not the one that hangs around a moose, but the one who defeated Soviet Russia’s top fighter.  Rocky not only worked hard to achieve his superhuman abilities (let’s face it… Dolph Lundgren (the Russian) would have crushed him if he were not a superhero), but he also gave back to those around him and purchased a pretty slick jacket with a tiger on the back.

What’s your dream home like?

I’m an architecture super nerd so I’ll try not to go too crazy, but I love clean lines and bold shapes and huge windows everywhere.  There would without a doubt be a waterslide that ran from the master bathroom upstairs into a heated pool either in the basement or outside.  That part breaks my pure architecture rules, but I want my own waterslide.  Other than that a big garage where I can either fix cars or make them far worse, one of those super sleek kitchens for me to grab my Triscuits from, and tons of chairs that cost more than a car should.

Would you rather…

…have legs made of jello or arms made of string cheese?

I like being able to walk, so I’ll pick the string cheese arms.  Worst case scenario I could make a living just flailing my arms and feeding the hungry, best case I could be like a Jackson Pollock 2.0

…be a pop sensation or a television star?

Television star for sure.  The amount of money they make is beyond insane for one episode, and let’s face it, pop sensations usually end up on celebrity rehab.

…eat hot dogs for a month or eat a plate of fried crickets just once?

I’m kind of a stickler for what I eat, so I’d do the fried crickets.  A month of only hot dogs would make me sad and slightly larger.

…design a shirt for Justin Bieber or design a shirt for Miley Cyrus?

Justin Bieber, no contest.  I’m a true Bieber believer… Belieber.  Plus he has better hair and can skateboard.  Hear that Justin?  Hire me.

…have a pet dragon or a pet Pikachu?

I would want a Pikachu.  Dragons are cool and all, but they couldn’t power the electricity of my cool house with a water slide.  A pet Pikachu is not only a friend, but also a generator.

Where can we go to find more of your artwork?

You can find more of my work online http://www.mattborchert.com

Any final words?

Carpe Diem.  Seize the Carp!