Matt Wisniewski (born 1990) is an American artist and

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most known for creating and popularizing a style of digital collage.

Early life

Wisniewski was born and raised in

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. He attended

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where he earned a Bachelor of Science in

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in 2012. He subsequently moved to New York City.

Career

Wisniewski achieved recognition in 2011 by combining images he found on

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and FFFFOUND!. In 2015 he expressed a desire to work with his own photography more. By 2018 he had transitioned to primarily working with his own photography. Wisniewski is colour blind.

Works

His 2014 work for W San Francisco was described as "Vibrant wall murals celebrate male and female forms against unique backdrops".

Album cover designs

* ''

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'' (2014)

Book cover designs

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

Publications

* ''Matt Wisniewski.''

New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British Political magazine, political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney Webb, Sidney and Beatrice ...

, 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 Economia a.s. is a Czech media company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1990 and it is the publisher of ''Hospodářské noviny'', ''Respekt'', news server '' Aktuálně.cz'' and several other news websites. From 1999, ...

, 2013. * ''Matt Wisniewski.''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Ni ...

, 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 ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...

, 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 ''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...

, 2019. With an essay by Eve Fairbanks. * ''Matt Wisniewski: Strange Matter.'' The Point, 2021. With an essay by S. G. Belknap.

References

External links

* * Matt Wisniewski at Allmusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Wisniewski, Matt 1990 births Living people 21st-century American photographers Commercial photographers American collage artists