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THE ARTIST CONCEPTUAL ARTIST STEPHEN WILSON'S EDUCATION OF TEXTILE-BASED TECHNIQUES BEGAN WITH A FREELANCE CAREER IN NEW YORK'S GARMENT INDUSTRY OF THE 90'S. HIS PRACTICE QUICKLY GREW INTO A MULTIFACETED STUDIO ART ENDEAVOR, WITH WILSON'S SKILL IN DIGITIZED-EMBROIDERY AT THE CORE OF HIS TECHNIQUE. EMPLOYING EMBROIDERY, PAINTING, 3D PRINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE AND MORE, WILSON'S MIXED-MEDIA ASSEMBLAGES ARE UNIQUE EXPLORATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY THEMES. HIS PIECES OFTEN CONTAIN MILLIONS OF EMBROIDERY STITCHES AND TAKE HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO CREATE.
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“UTILIZING AND CELEBRATING LUXURY BRANDS LIKE LOUIS VUITTON, GUCCI, AND DIOR, WILSON HAS CREATED THROUGH CAREFUL EXPERIMENTATION A BEAUTIFUL AND RATHER REMARKABLE APPROACH TO INCORPORATING AMERICANA INTO A TECHNIQUE THAT HAS A CENTURIES-OLD HISTORY, AND MAKING IT FRESH, ARRESTING AND NEW”
-BRUCE HELANDER, ART CRITIC
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STEPHEN WILSON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH STUDIO PARK FALL SOIREE ANNÂ CONNELLY FINE ART 6:00-8:00PM