ORIGINATORS BY MATTE - NEW TALENTS ONBOARD
We are excited to announce new additions to our roster, here below four exceptional talents that we can’t wait for you to get inspired by. Check them out, follow them and get in touch if you want to know more about their work.
ABI POLINSKY
Visual artist and photographer
Abi Polinsky is a visual artist and photographer based in New York City, Strongly inspired by European art between 1950 and 1980, as well as fashion photography between the 1980s and 2000s, he uses out-of-the-box set design, color processing, and lighting to create distinct portraiture and commercial work.
Collaborations: Rolling Stone, Tommy Hilfiger, Alexander Wang, Spotify, Milk Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Bureau Betak, NYFW, VFILES, Umbro, Vince, AirBNB, Men’s Health Magazine, Versace, Scotch & Soda, Saint Laurent, Grilled, Paper Magazine
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ANTOINE WAGNER
Visual artist
Antoine Wagner is an American-French contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of video, sound, sculpture, performance and photography, which he exhibits through installations, site-specific interventions, film and opera. Through the visual language of nature his work references music, mythology and the romantic.as well as the themes of identity, geography and spirituality.
Wagner's multifaceted practice has created an entire visual language to engage the audience in communicating with nature. His most recent works include ATEM ( a video installation accompanied by a live orchestra at the Opera in Erl, Austria 2022), WATERMUSIC 2.2 ( a video installation with a live orchestra at the Festival de l'Offrande Musicale in Tarbes, France 2022) and the Impossible Forest ( a "Projection Drama" with a live stream piano improvisation during the 20th edition of Nuit Blanche in Paris, France 2021).
The artist works between Wattens, Austria, Woodstock, New York and Paris, France.
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DANIIL SIMKIN
Ballet dancer and entrepreneur
Daniil Simkin is a ballet dancer and entrepreneur, best known for his accomplished technical skill and charismatic stage presence. Daniil is a principal dancer with both American Ballet Theatre and Berlin State Ballet. Simkin is based between Berlin and New York, and is the founder of Studio Simkin. With independent productions, Simkin explores new outlets for dance, including virtual or augmented realities, immersive dance performances, and new dance films. These projects have offered an opportunity for Simkin to explore every aspect of the creative process, as well as executive production and fundraising.
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PHILIPPE AUBIN-DIONNE
AKA JACQUES GREENE
Electronic musician and composer
Philippe Aubin-Dionne, on stage known as Jacques Greene, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Montréal. He has released music on the LuckyMe and Night Slugs labels. Greene released his debut album, Feel Infinite, in 2017 on LuckyMe. Jacques has been making music about the club for over a decade. His sound could be described as an emotional haze, in that its balance of sonic elements work to illuminate the overlapping feelings that lie between the familiar binaries.
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Images and videos are courtesy of the artists
Article by Francesca Valente - Talent Director