The Artist: Fred Wilson, The Artist
Fred Wilson—the Artist
Simple and complicated, Fred Wilson is an installation artist and political activist. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Purchase College, State University of New York in 1976. Fred Wilson was born in 1954 in The Bronx, New York (Fred Wilson, Art21.org). He is an American artist, with African-American and Caribbean descent (Fred Wilson, Artspace.com). Fred Wilson still lives in New York today. He is most known for his conceptual art. He is quoted as saying, “I get everything that satisfies my soul from bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and having things presented the way I want to see them” (Fred Wilson, Art21.org).
Fred Wilson was a …show more content…
Prior to my research, I was at a loss as to its meaning. He got the idea to create this piece because he was interested in spots — of oil, ink, and tar — and how they related to racial implications found in Western culture. Wilson created the piece by dripping acid onto etching plates, he then gave the resulting spots “voices” by inserting words spoken by black characters created by white writers, including Herman Melville, Arthur Miller, and William Shakespeare (Yes No Maybe Wilson, nga.gov). After displaying, Arise! discussions developed about blackness itself. He titled the piece after a quote from Shakespeare’s Othello: “Arise, black vengeance, from hollow hell!” (Yes No Maybe Wilson, nga.gov). According to Fred Wilson, (crownpoint.com) he had begun to think about his own relationships and was excited about his own art, like Arise! Another piece that came from this time period in his life (2004) and was different from the museum arrangements was Bang (crownpoint.com). This is another one of those spot pictures, or copper etchings that resulted in ink spots, only this one has a peach colored background. The sale price on it is $3500 which caught my attention. So, I set out to find the background on it to help me find more value in …show more content…
Some of these drops featured cartoony white eyes bulging out of the droplets. It seemed to signify the stereotypes of black people, such as images of mammies. I am sure there are more to these droplets than I am getting, given his political acuteness, that of which I am lacking. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/572a1837275b24680700174e) Fred Wilson’s approach of forcing viewers to see what they’ve become numb to seeing by mixing things up and presenting it in such a way that we’ve got no choice but to think about it is a talent. His talents are still recognized today. On March 22, 2017, Fred Wilson was asked to speak at Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York (Fred Wilson, pacegallery.com). He shares his perspectives, knowledge, and encourages others to see what’s not being seen. To acknowledge our unconscious biases and consciously make changes for the
Simple and complicated, Fred Wilson is an installation artist and political activist. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Purchase College, State University of New York in 1976. Fred Wilson was born in 1954 in The Bronx, New York (Fred Wilson, Art21.org). He is an American artist, with African-American and Caribbean descent (Fred Wilson, Artspace.com). Fred Wilson still lives in New York today. He is most known for his conceptual art. He is quoted as saying, “I get everything that satisfies my soul from bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and having things presented the way I want to see them” (Fred Wilson, Art21.org).
Fred Wilson was a …show more content…
Prior to my research, I was at a loss as to its meaning. He got the idea to create this piece because he was interested in spots — of oil, ink, and tar — and how they related to racial implications found in Western culture. Wilson created the piece by dripping acid onto etching plates, he then gave the resulting spots “voices” by inserting words spoken by black characters created by white writers, including Herman Melville, Arthur Miller, and William Shakespeare (Yes No Maybe Wilson, nga.gov). After displaying, Arise! discussions developed about blackness itself. He titled the piece after a quote from Shakespeare’s Othello: “Arise, black vengeance, from hollow hell!” (Yes No Maybe Wilson, nga.gov). According to Fred Wilson, (crownpoint.com) he had begun to think about his own relationships and was excited about his own art, like Arise! Another piece that came from this time period in his life (2004) and was different from the museum arrangements was Bang (crownpoint.com). This is another one of those spot pictures, or copper etchings that resulted in ink spots, only this one has a peach colored background. The sale price on it is $3500 which caught my attention. So, I set out to find the background on it to help me find more value in …show more content…
Some of these drops featured cartoony white eyes bulging out of the droplets. It seemed to signify the stereotypes of black people, such as images of mammies. I am sure there are more to these droplets than I am getting, given his political acuteness, that of which I am lacking. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/572a1837275b24680700174e) Fred Wilson’s approach of forcing viewers to see what they’ve become numb to seeing by mixing things up and presenting it in such a way that we’ve got no choice but to think about it is a talent. His talents are still recognized today. On March 22, 2017, Fred Wilson was asked to speak at Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York (Fred Wilson, pacegallery.com). He shares his perspectives, knowledge, and encourages others to see what’s not being seen. To acknowledge our unconscious biases and consciously make changes for the