Mat Collishaw, one of the most important and interesting figures of contemporary British art, has pondered the nature of the human subconscious throughout his 30-year career and sought ways to influence it through various means of expression.
Mat Collishaw (b. 1966) is a key member of the generation of British artists who graduated from Goldsmiths College, London, in the late 1980s. In 1988, he participated in the "Freeze" exhibition organized by Damien Hirst in London, which is considered the beginning of the Young British Artists movement. He has taken part in many international exhibitions since his first solo exhibition in 1990.
Matthew "Mat" Collishaw (born 6 January 1966) is an English artist based in London. Collishaw's work uses photography and video. His best known work is Bullet Hole (1988), which is a closeup photo of what appears to be a bullet hole wound in the scalp of a person's head, mounted on 15 light boxes.
His recent solo exhibitions include "THIS IS NOT AN EXIT" (Blain|Southern, London, England, 2013), "Crystal Gaze" (Galleria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples, Italy, 2012), "Vitacide" (Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York). York, USA, 2012), "Magic Lantern" (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, 2010), and "Retrospectre" (British Film Institute, London, England, 2010).
Collishaw's works have been exhibited at exhibitions including the Center Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; It is included in many public collections, including the Museum of Old and New Art, New South Wales and the Tate, London.