Stephen Wilson : luscious threads

Name/Title

Stephen Wilson : luscious threads

Entry/Object ID

N9500.W57.S74

Description

The luxurious detail and intricacy of Stephen Wilson's work reveals his deep interest in the intersection between traditional craft and contemporary culture. Blending couture fabrics, digital renderings, 3D-printed sculptures, laser-engraved acrylics and highly detailed embroidery pieces, Wilson's manipulation of multiple materials produces wholly original works of art. Influenced by pop and street art as well as traditional quilting and handicrafts, he creates each unique piece in his North Carolina studio, using both traditional and modern tools. They often contain millions of stitches and take hundreds of hours to create. His work evokes questions regarding luxury consumerism as he deploys fabrics such as Hermes silk, Chanel wool, and other couture textiles to recreate iconic pop culture images.

Lexicon

Search Terms

artist monographs, mixed media (art), textile fabrics in art

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Stephen Wilson, Ghia Truesdale

Publisher

Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers

Date Published

2018

Call No.

N9500.W57.S74

ISBN

1785511742, 9781785511745

LCCN

2018002574

Notes

Length: 127