MATTHEW SWARTS Abstract background with a hidden image of a person, made of vertical, wavy lines in dark blue and red hues.

Matthew Swarts + WHATISAPORTRAIT? @ RIPE gallery

Delighted to announce my first place selection by Ruben Natal San Miguel in RIPE art gallery’s WHATISAPORTRAIT? exhibition opening this Saturday, December 13, 2014.  Special thanks to the tireless and fearless team of Ruben and RIPE’s owner, Cherie Via Rexer! From the gallery: “Ripe Art Gallery’s First Juried Photography Exhibition was an Open Call for…

MATTHEW SWARTS A pixelated, grayscale image of a person’s face and upper body, with their features obscured by square grids, creates a blurry and abstract effect evocative of contemporary art.

Matthew Swarts + BETH + Featureshoot.com!

Very grateful for the kind and thoughtful words of artist and writer Pelle Cass about BETH for featureshoot.com: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/07/portrait-of-partnership-a-photographers-homage-to-a-failed-relationship-nsfw/ “A woman stands against a gray sky, the low light of the sinking sun glints off her glasses. Her hair is in a bun. She is attractive, but not conventionally beautiful. It’s the same person in…