Holly Wilson, Red
Holly Wilson
1968-
Delaware/Cherokee
Date
2015
Medium Specific
Digital photograph
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)
Accession Number
2018.20.10.01
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
There is a balance between the images and the sculptures in that they feed one another, they inspire, and they echo each other. I can pass by a room and want to capture an image as it reminds me of one of my sculptures. Images that I have already captured can become my next sculpture; they are both stories that need to be told.
There are the times when I see they’re quiet inner-selves are set free, untamed and unguarded. They are telling their stories to themselves or to each other and that world is huge and full of such limitless possibilities. They are consumed in their moments and that raw power is the gift.
There are the times when I see they’re quiet inner-selves are set free, untamed and unguarded. They are telling their stories to themselves or to each other and that world is huge and full of such limitless possibilities. They are consumed in their moments and that raw power is the gift.
Biography
Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation/Cherokee) is a contemporary multi-media artist. She uses the figure as a vehicle to lure the viewer into her stories. As a storyteller; her work weaves together the threads of various narratives to create a tapestry that tells stories that are sacred and precious, personal and universal, powerful and at times volatile. She brings to life things sometimes kept secret, hidden, and not permitted to be said in this the audience connects with the emotion captured in her work, a moment that resonates with their life, their story, allowing them to transcend differences of gender, race, class, ethnicity or sexual orientation and connect through their shared humanity.
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