Holly Wilson, whispers, secrets and other untold stories : Governor's Gallery, August 1-October 2, 2011.

              Holly Wilson Governor's Gallery August 1-October 2, 2011
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Holly Wilson
Watching Back by Holly Wilson
Paper-Wing Four by Holly Wilson
Holly Wilson
Whispers, Secrets and Other Untold Stories
Governor's Gallery - August 1 - October 2, 2011
April 4, 2011
These small-scale, figurative, bronze sculptures and
encaustic panels embody the dreams and stories Holly
Wilson shares with her family and her Delaware/Cherokee
American Indian heritage. The materials and process
involved in the creation are manipulated for a personal
perspective that honors both the real and imagined
aspects of Wilson's life. Her art encapsulates nature,
culture, and family and articulates the hope, sadness,
fear, and joy that are intertwined in life.
Wilson finds moments of inspiration throughout each day.
She says her imagination is sparked by "the way a certain
stick looks like a bird in flight, or the amazement of her
son when he saw the inside of a geode rock for the first
time. These moments begin to intersect, and the work
grows from the many elements seen, found, remembered, or felt." These are the moments
in Wilson's mind when she creates her art.
Wilson's whimsical sculptures show a constant theme of a
little boy or girl. Each sculpture's story is independent of
the others; however, they each portray a raw emotion and
tell a universal story of the spirit of youth and quiet
innocence.
Of the masks which
some of the figures bear,
Wilson says, "As children
we make masks to be
anything we want or
need to be, and we
could do anything in
them. These masks are a
way to represent the
different personas that
we need or desire to be in life."
To create her art, Wilson uses the lost wax method of
sculpture. The process involves carving the figure from
wax and then building a mold around it. The artist then
fires the mold to melt and dispose of the wax inside
(earning the name lost wax) and then fills the now empty
mold with molten bronze. Once the bronze cools and hardens, the mold can be removed
and the artist then has a bronze figure that should be identical to the original wax figure
(which is now 'lost').
Wilson was born in Lawton. She received her B.F.A. in
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