About the Artist

My name is Matthew Wilson, and I am an interdisciplinary artist in Chicago. I hold a BFA in Integrated Studio Arts and a Masters of Design in Sustainable Environments, both

from Iowa State University. I primarily work on 3D prop art for video games and illustrations. I also enjoy coding in Unreal Engine, Python, and JavaScript. Email me atcreative.mwilson@gmail.comor contact me on Instagram @wayback_wilsonif you would like to discuss working with me. 

About the artwork in the Love Me Like You Love Jesus exhibition

Yasuke in CyberPunk Funk: My newest piece, a mix of Afro Futurism and History with an Anime twist, a cyberpunk Yasuke! This currently is being tested out with different printing ICCs for the best result before being framed as diptych! This was drawn originally in inkscape, with some updates and added details from my original Yasuke drawing in 2021, then I added a VHS action in Adobe Photoshop. Thanks for your support!

Hera's Vision: This is the sister illustration to Pandora's Vision. This digital illustration followed the same process from vectors in Inkscape to processing in Photoshop. While this was created after Pandora, Hera is conceptualized to be the older sister to Pandora with a stripped back hairstyle and more explosive eye burst. Enjoy!

Pandora's Vision: This work is another step into Afro Futurism and follow's on the heels of some of my work on Yasuke and TunePad (freelanced the logo and landing page illustration). In both of those projects I focused on developing a anime-influenced illustration style that could play well with my heavy handed approach in Photoshop. For Pandora's vision, I set out to illustrate black women in this style as a increase the appearances of women in my art but also furthering my technique. The initial drawing was made in Inkscape, then processed in Photoshop. Enjoy!