“You don’t make art, you find it" - Pablo Picasso
Artist Statement
Drawing from my experience as a jazz musician and architect’s son, my photographs emerge from improvisation and structure in everyday objects and spaces. By focusing on rhythm, movement, texture, shape, and form, I capture an evolving dance of contrasting elements, echoing the idea that ‘architecture is frozen music.’
I invite the viewer to engage from a new perspective, discovering order and rhythm while experiencing a sense of balance and calm in the mundane and often overlooked.
Bio
Matt Vacca is a fine art and architectural photographer based in Los Angeles and New York. Drawing on influences from jazz and architecture, his work reveals overlooked beauty in everyday objects and spaces through rhythm, structure, and abstraction. Using a modernist approach, Vacca emphasizes material, light, and composition, inviting viewers to see the familiar from a fresh perspective.
Awards
2024 CUPOTY, Close-up Photographer of the Year 06 - 2nd Place, Studio Art
2024 International Photography Awards - 3rd Place, Fine Art, Abstract
2024 Beverly Hills Art Show - May, 2024 - 1st Place Photography
2024 Beverly Hills Art Show - May, 2024 - Best Art Display in show
2022 CUPOTY, Close-up Photographer of the Year 04 - 1st Place, Studio Art
2022 17th Annual Black & White Spider Awards - 1st Place, Still Life
2022 ND Awards - 3rd Place, Fine Art, Abstract
2022 6th Annual Chromatic Awards – 3rd Place, Abstract
2022 8th FAPA, Fine Art Photo Awards - Nominated, Abstract
2022 TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver, Fine Art
2022 MIFA, Moscow International Foto Awards - Bronze, Fine Art