Matthew cusick biography

Matthew Cusick is an artist to know, understand and admire. Inspired by topography, he uses vintage map cutouts as a surrogate for paint and creates the most compelling
pieces of art. Each image is meticulously pieced together by pasting small map-snippets into either beautiful portraits or wide spatial landscapes.

Other recurrent themes in his work are horses, highways, big waves and old-fashioned muscle cars.
Originally from New York, Cusick graduated from The Cooper Union in 1993 and had his first exhibition just three years later.

Matthew cusick biography

His laborious working method and great
attention to detail immediately caused a stir on the national art scene. Since then, his pieces have been showcased in museums and galleries in the States as well as
internationally, and featured in publications like The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Harper’s Magazine and Art In America.

His work also forms part of
numerous public and private collections including the San Diego Museum of