Matt Calderwood
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Matt Calderwood is a Northern Ireland artist who is currently most famous for a piece of rope constructed from 50 rolls of toilet paper, which Charles Saatchi
bought for a reputed 6,000 Euros.
His work could be defined as sculpture or installation and is characterised by risk taking and purposelessness in tightly and often precariously balanced juxtapositions of objects.
In February 2011 Matt Calderwood was commissioned by the music group The Streets
to make a video work as part of their musical 'takeover' of The Guardian
's website.
He is from Rasharkin
in County Antrim
.
Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi is the co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and led that business - the world's largest advertising agency in the 1980s - until they were forced out in 1995. In the same year the Saatchi brothers formed a new agency called M&C...
bought for a reputed 6,000 Euros.
His work could be defined as sculpture or installation and is characterised by risk taking and purposelessness in tightly and often precariously balanced juxtapositions of objects.
In February 2011 Matt Calderwood was commissioned by the music group The Streets
The Streets
The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
to make a video work as part of their musical 'takeover' of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
's website.
He is from Rasharkin
Rasharkin
Rasharkin , is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 864 people in the 2001 Census, after 30 years of gradual decline from a peak of 1,000 in 1971.-History:...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
.
External links
- Opera d'arte, sì o no?: arte come modo di vivere (2005) ISBN 8871889800
- Themes in Contemporary Art (2004) ISBN 0300102976