Matt Wisniewski Explained

Matthew Wisniewski
Birth Place:	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:	Software engineer, illustrator
Education:	Rochester Institute of Technology
Years Active:	2009-present
Known For:	Collage, photography

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

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

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

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

• Mind Over Matter (2014) ^[10]

Book cover designs

• L'Esprit de mes pères (2012). .
• Beloit Fiction Journal (2013).
• Borderlife (2016).

Publications

• Matt Wisniewski. New Statesman, 2013. With an essay by Ed Smith.
• Matt Wisniewski: Futur Couture #19. Harper's Magazine, 2013. With an essay by Charles Baxter.
• Matt Wisniewski. Economia, 2013.
• Matt Wisniewski. Financial Times, 2014. With an essay by Tara Loader Wiilkinson
• Matt Wisniewski. Landmark Magazine, 2015. With an essay by Justin Hill.
• Matt Wisniewski: Graphic #2. The Atlantic, 2016. With an essay by Moises Velasquez-Manoff.
• Matt Wisniewski: Fountain Collapse #1. Slice Literary Magazine, 2018. With an essay by Majda Gama.
• Matt Wisniewski. HuffPost, 2019. With an essay by Eve Fairbanks.
• Matt Wisniewski: Strange Matter. The Point, 2021. With an essay by S. G. Belknap.

External links

• • [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0003213462|pure_url=yes}} Matt Wisniewski at Allmusic]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Matt Wisniewski - Brooklyn, NY Artist - Collage Artists - Digital Artists - Artistaday.com. Artistaday.com . January 9, 2012 . 2015-10-01.
2. Web site: Dreamscapes: Matt Wisniewski's Digital Collages. . February 2, 2012 . March 1, 2019.
3. Web site: Student art comes from unlikely place – RIT News.
4. Web site: Dreamy Collage Portraits . June 16, 2021.
5. Web site: Nature-Infused Human Beings . November 10, 2011 . June 16, 2021.
6. Web site: MATT WISNIEWSKI . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314214442/http://www.aweh.tv/matt-wisniewski/ . dead . 2012-03-14 . February 15, 2012 . June 16, 2021.
7. Web site: Dreamy Collage Portraits . June 16, 2021.
8. Web site: Landscape Metamorphosis: Portraits By Matt Wisniewski . December 31, 2017 . June 16, 2021.
9. Web site: Yoga Rebel Tara Stiles Embraces Her Moniker . Kelly E. . Carter . . September 26, 2014 . March 1, 2019.
10. Web site: Mind Over Matter – Young the Giant . Timothy . Monger . . January 24, 2014 . February 5, 2014.