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Richard Wilks with Michael Conn and Victor Rocarte
Evotrope
2009
Filmed by the artist
Courtesy of the artist
Wilks ensures that all of his work has a distinctly human touch, and aims to inspire participation and a sense of connection to the natural world. His creative process has been shaped by 1970s bike culture, the Maker Movement, Burning Man, and his interest in social, environmental, and political issues. Wilks has brought several of his mobile art sculptures to Burning Man and has also exhibited them at museums, galleries and art fairs in California and New York. His Cupcake Car, which appeared on the 2015 season premiere of The Bachelorette, has proved to be particularly popular both on and off the playa.
Richard Wilks is a Los Angeles–based artist, graphic designer, and builder/maker. He received a B.F.A. in 1988 from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with honors in packing (painting) and graphic design. Wilks began his career working for Walt Disney Imagineering, where he conceptualized environments for the Disney theme parks, and is now the creative director at Studio Wilks, a multidisciplinary design studio that specializes in exhibit, graphic, and identity design. He also creates mobile sculptures, working primarily with steel and aluminum and using a combination of physical and digital tools.
Beyond Burning Man, Wilks has exhibited his mobile art sculptures at museums, galleries, and art fairs in California and New York. His Cupcake Car, which appeared on the 2015 season premiere of The Bachelorette, has proven particularly popular both on and off the playa. |