STEPHEN WILSON
Conceptual artist Stephen Wilson’s street-education of textile-based techniques
began with a freelance career in New York’s garment industry of the 90s. His métier
quickly grew into a multifaceted studio art practice, with Wilson’s skill in digitizedembroidery
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.
From his studio located in Charlotte, North Carolina, a former mill town and textiles
hub, Wilson aims to evoke questions about appropriation, conspicuous consumption
and brand worship. His work has been exhibited in diverse locales from the Lincoln
Center to the atelier of fashion-house Brunello Cucinelli, and is found in galleries,
museums and private collections worldwide. Wilson has been featured in numerous
Stephen Wilson: Luscious Threads, was released in Fall 2018.