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 digitized-embroidery 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 fine art and popular
media such as Town & Country Magazine, Huffington Post and ArtHive
Magazine. Scala Arts and Heritage Publishers’ recent book on the Artist,
Stephen Wilson: Luscious Threads, was released in Fall 2018.