WETIKO
the world of
EDITH LOVER GUIDES WETIKO
EDITH LOVER GUIDES WETIKO
studio works and murals that blur reality and myth.
A WORLD OF SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND MYTH UNFOLDS ACROSS EVERY SURFACE — FROM HAND-SIZED COLLECTIBLES TO TOWERING MURALS. EACH WORK IS A FRAGMENT OF A LARGER STORY, BALANCING LIGHT AND SHADOW, IDENTITY AND TRANSFORMATION, AND DRAWING VIEWERS INTO AN EVER-EVOLVING VISUAL MYTHOLOGY.
BEYOND THE WALL, WETIKO BUILDS ENTIRE WORLDS THROUGH HIS PAINTINGS AND COLLECTIBLES. HIS MYTHOS CENTERS ON THREE KEY CHARACTERS: EDITH, A WOMAN SEARCHING FOR HERSELF; THE LOVER, A FIGURE HAUNTED BY FEAR AND ISOLATION; AND THE GUIDES, RABBITS THAT SYMBOLIZE INSPIRATION AND COMPANIONSHIP. THESE COLLECTIONS — RANGING FROM 100 HAND-PAINTED PORTRAITS OF EDITH TO 1,000 HAND-DRAWN GUIDE POSTCARDS — BLUR THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN FINE ART, STORYTELLING, AND DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES.
meet the characters of the myth
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meet the characters of the myth *
EDITH DRIFTS THROUGH THE WHIRLPOOL OF MODERN CULTURE, A WOMAN PULLED BETWEEN WHO SHE IS AND WHO THE WORLD DEMANDS HER TO BE. HER STORY IS SHADOWED BY THE LOVER, A FIGURE HAUNTED BY AGORAPHOBIA, WHOSE STRUGGLES WITH ISOLATION AND FEAR MIRROR EDITH’S SEARCH FOR IDENTITY. THEIR PATHS CROSS AND DIVERGE WITHIN A SHIFTING WORLD OF SYMBOLS AND TRANSFORMATION, EACH DRAWN TOWARD THE OTHER THOUGH NEITHER FULLY UNDERSTANDS WHY.
THREADED THROUGH THEIR JOURNEYS IS THE GUIDE — FIRST APPEARING AS AN ORDINARY RABBIT, THEN REVEALED AS A SURREAL, PSYCHEDELIC COMPANION. THE GUIDE IS BOTH MENTOR AND TRICKSTER, LEADING EDITH AND THE LOVER DEEPER INTO THEIR TRIALS, TESTING THEIR RESOLVE, AND POINTING THEM TOWARD TRUTHS THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND THROUGH STRUGGLE. TOGETHER, THESE CHARACTERS FORM THE HEART OF A MYTHOS THAT EXPLORES IDENTITY, TRANSFORMATION, AND THE ETERNAL BALANCE BETWEEN SHADOW AND LIGHT.
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WETIKO IS A DETROIT-BASED PAINTER AND MURALIST WHOSE WORK WEAVES SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND MYTH INTO BOTH INTIMATE ARTWORKS AND MASSIVE PUBLIC WALLS. WITH MORE THAN A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE CREATING MURALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES — FROM WASHINGTON D.C. TO MIAMI TO SANTA MONICA — HIS PRACTICE BRIDGES FINE ART AND COMMUNITY, LEAVING A LASTING MARK ON SPACES LARGE AND SMALL.
WETIKO’S WORK STANDS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT AND THE DIGITAL FRONTIER. EVERY PIECE, WHETHER A FOUR-STORY MURAL OR A ONE-OF-ONE CANVAS, IS ROOTED IN HIS TWO DECADES OF FINE ARTS EXPERIENCE AND HIS DRIVE TO CREATE SYMBOLS THAT RESONATE ACROSS CULTURES, MEDIUMS, AND COMMUNITIES.
IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
