Matt Wisniewski
Matthew Wisniewski | |
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 Wisniewski in 2015 | |
| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Software engineer, illustrator |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Known for | Collage, photography |
| Website | mattw |
Matt Wisniewski (born 1990)[1] is an American artist and software engineer most known for creating and popularizing a style of digital collage.[2]
Early life
[edit]Wisniewski was born and raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science in 2012.[2] He subsequently moved to New York City.[4]
Career
[edit]Wisniewski achieved recognition in 2011 by combining images he found on Tumblr and FFFFOUND!.[5][6] In 2015 he expressed a desire to work with his own photography more.[7] By 2018 he had transitioned to primarily working with his own photography.[8]
Wisniewski is colour blind.[8]
Works
[edit]His 2014 work for W San Francisco was described as "Vibrant wall murals celebrate male and female forms against unique backdrops".[9]
Album cover designs
[edit]- Mind Over Matter (2014) [10]
Book cover designs
[edit]- L'Esprit de mes pères (2012). ISBN 9782081256804.[11]
- Beloit Fiction Journal (2013).[12]
- Borderlife (2016).[13]
Publications
[edit]- Matt Wisniewski. New Statesman, 2013. With an essay by Ed Smith.[14]
- Matt Wisniewski: Futur Couture #19. Harper's Magazine, 2013. With an essay by Charles Baxter.[15]
- Matt Wisniewski. Economia, 2013.[16]
- Matt Wisniewski. Financial Times, 2014. With an essay by Tara Loader Wiilkinson[17]
- Matt Wisniewski. Landmark Magazine, 2015. With an essay by Justin Hill.[18]
- Matt Wisniewski: Graphic #2. The Atlantic, 2016. With an essay by Moises Velasquez-Manoff.[19]
- Matt Wisniewski: Fountain Collapse #1. Slice Literary Magazine, 2018. With an essay by Majda Gama.[20]
- Matt Wisniewski. HuffPost, 2019. With an essay by Eve Fairbanks.[21]
- Matt Wisniewski: Strange Matter. The Point, 2021. With an essay by S. G. Belknap.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt Wisniewski - Brooklyn, NY Artist - Collage Artists - Digital Artists - Artistaday.com". Artistaday.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Dreamscapes: Matt Wisniewski's Digital Collages". Time. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Student art comes from unlikely place – RIT News".
- ^ "Dreamy Collage Portraits". Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Nature-Infused Human Beings". November 10, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "MATT WISNIEWSKI". February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Dreamy Collage Portraits". Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Landscape Metamorphosis: Portraits By Matt Wisniewski". December 31, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Carter, Kelly E. (September 26, 2014). "Yoga Rebel Tara Stiles Embraces Her Moniker". Haute Living. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Monger, Timothy (January 24, 2014). "Mind Over Matter – Young the Giant". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Patricio, Pron (2012), L'Esprit de mes pères, Flammarion, ISBN 978-2081256804
- ^ "Beloit Fiction Journal", Beloit Fiction Journal, 2013
- ^ Rabinyan, Dorit (2016), Borderlife (Italian Edition), Longanesi
- ^ Smith, Ed (2013), "Loyalty", New Statesman
- ^ Baxter, Charles (2013), "Loyalty", Harper's Magazine, pp. 26–37
- ^ "Economia", Economia: 86–87, 2013
- ^ Loader Wiilkinson, Tara (2014), "this time of night" (PDF), Financial Times: 4–5
- ^ Hill, Justin (2015), "Divine Inspiration", Landmark Magazine: 79
- ^ Velasquez-Manoff, Moises (2016), "When the Body Attacks the Mind", The Atlantic
- ^ Gama, Majda (2018), "At the Border", Harper's Magazine, pp. 72–73
- ^ Fairbanks, Eve (2019), "Behold, The Millennial Nuns", HuffPost
- ^ Belknap, S. G. (2021), "Sex and Sensibility", The Point