Michael Willse: Recent Work
October 15 – December 15 2023
It’saman’sworld.
Pleaseconsiderthefollowinginanyorder.
Identity IDENTITY!!!
Camouflage
Masks:cultural,social,religious,political,ceremonial
POPULARCULTURE!
MaleMasks:
Dagwood:Businessman/lazy/inept
TheCreaturefromtheBlackLagoon(GillMan):lover/killermonster
Theclown:funny/scary/threatening
OscartheGrouch:children’scharacter/rage/anger
Male/female/non-binary
Dualities:shiftingpolarities
non-binarypolarities
non-binaryhierarchies
Masculinetoxicity
Thisbodyofworkhastodowithaccessibility/inaccessibility, appearance/disappearance,perception/deception,inclusion/exclusion, reality/illusion,etc.,etc.Ipreferthatthespecificmeaningoftheworkbe openendedratherthandidactic.Whiletheworkiscontentdriven,I’m interestedinhavingtheworkexistonanaestheticlevel.
It’saman’sworld.
All works are 24 x 24 inches, screen-prints, enamel, flock. 2022 -2023.
