Idols, Demons, and Deities
Bradley Wilder

Artist Statement:  When Painting, I am as a frenzied scribe with a subliminal story to tell. I paint myself, my family and my freedom from doubt, my trust and my faith. The paintings are a release of my subconscious, the therapy and mysticism for the self that is set forth before me for things I cannot further put into words. 

Cliché’s and archetypes are used in order to bring stereotypical representations into a realm of unraveling my mysterious mind. A mind that is subdued from sensory deprivation which has been brought on by one’s own essential being through means of meditation, which expanded the mind into a closer relationship with mythologies. The opaque color schemes within the works reflect a personal struggle of a dingy, cloudy, blurred version of reality. A reality strictly closed off from public view. The paintings are the gods of my existence, my idols, my demons and my deities.
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Artist Bio:  Bradley A. Wilder (b. 1989, United States) received a B.F.A in painting from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky in 2015.  He obtained an M.F.A in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design in the year of 2020. Wilder has studied painting and drawing in France as well as China. He has worked as a professional tattoo artist and illustrator for ten years in numerous tattoo studios within the southern parts of the U.S. Wilder has been in multiple group exhibitions throughout the country along with a few solo exhibitions. He is currently residing in Middlesboro Kentucky.