Kevin Wildermuth
Artist Statement
I photograph whatever interests me, but when editing I’m always looking for metaphors and symbols. I immediately thought of how the cone flowers resembled protesters’ umbrellas as they faced off with police in June.
Other aspects of these photos make me think of the times we are experiencing. They were taken in the fall, as the desiccated, decaying garden hosts the remaining blooms from summer, ragged and abused from their struggles to represent hope and redemption. Yet they stand in defiance of their entropic environment, showing the beauty and determination that the world needs now more than it ever did.
Artist Bio
Kevin has been photographing the western United States (primarily) from his home base in Seattle for over 40 years. He began showing mixed media constructions, along with Polaroid photography, at Traver Gallery, Seattle in 1977, transitioning to color photography by 1981. He’s been showing elsewhere around the Puget Sound ever since, including at Blue Sky Gallery in 2002. His work is in various corporate and collections such as Swedish Hospital and Amgen Bioengineering as well as the City of Seattle and the Portland Art Museum.
Pricing
$500 each plus shipping, unframed
