NUBIAN MESSAGE WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 16 | 2009
SENTINEL OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT NC STATE SINCE 1992
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Richard Wilson of Greenville, NC, was the artist featured in the Open Gallery reception held by the African American Cultural Center in Witherspoon Student Center on September 8, 2009. Many of his paintings embraced and represented life in the South using a variety of pastels. “It’s a challenge. You really have to strategic,” said Wilson | Kali Rogers
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September 8th 2009 Richard D. Wilson Jr.’s exhibition was opened in the African American Cultural Center Gallery located on the second floor of Witherspoon Student Center on Tuesday the 8th of September 8, 2009. According to Wilson’s biography his involvement with art started at a very young age. Wilson, a native of Robersonville NC, was known for drawing big trucks, action figures, and cartoon characters for his classmates in the small town. Wilson was mentored by his father who helped and motivated him to continue to develop his artistic skills. He graduated from Southwest Edgecombe High School in Pinetops, NC and then furthered his education at Barton College to pursue his artistic dreams. At Barton College, he studied Communications Art. He later received a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design from Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC where he currently resides. Wilson had many different paintings at the exhibition but there were a couple that really stood out. While listening to the meaning behind his paintings it is obvious that he uses different things that mean a lot to him in his paintings, like his daughters, black pride and the power of strong traits that make people become individuals. “Being an artist myself, he inspires me to want to be as good and paint as well he does,” said Julie Pitts, a senior in Industrial Design, who was at the gallery opening. The painting titled “44th” is a painting that shows an old black man sitting on the front step of an old worn down house with his inauguration ticket in his hand and the American flag behind him. Also included in the picture is the shadow is a cross. For many of the audience members, this painting made them think of their own grandparents and the trials and tribulations that they have been through in order to get to where they are today and not only to where they are today but able to live to see the first bi-racial man win the presidential elections and represent African Americans across the country. This portrait was so powerful because it had so much in-depth meaning behind it you can see and feel the pain, beauty, relief, and happiness all at the same time in this painting. Another painting titled “The Writings On the Wall” was originally done to show that anyone could do anything if they put their mind to it. The picture is of a young boy that has knocked out another boy in a boxing match and has “I AM THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD” written on the back of the wall. Wilson said that his daughter saw the picture and said that she could knock out the boy in the picture herself. Wilson then painted another picture of the past champion Darrian Collins, a sophomore in business administrabeing knocked out by his daughter with “THE REAL CHAMPION OF tion, opens the Gallery Reception held for featured artist Richard Wilson by singing the National Negro Anthem. THE WORLD “ written on the wall. After this painting was done, The event was held in Witherspoon Student Center on Richard Wilson>> September 8, 2009 | Kali Rogers Continued on Page 3