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Wendell
Wiggins BIO
Through my paintings I seek to convey optimism,
excitement, exuberance and joy. Energy is an essence
produced within all things. Positivity is a state of
being I promote and hope will flourish. Portraying life
and culture through representational images, I seek to
reach beyond realism with vibrant use of color and
motion. My mission is to create paintings hat are both
visually and emotionally "Moving.”
Visual Arts, Music, Performance Art and Travel have
always been my greatest passions in life. I received my
first official training in drawing and painting as a
teenage while enrolled in several arts programs in my
hometown of Washington, D.C. I attended the Cleveland
Institute of Art in Ohio where I received a BFA degree
in Illustration, Graphic Design and Photography. I then
moved to Valencia, California where I was hired as Lead
Graphic Designer for an Interior Design firm. Valencia
was also the location of the California Institute of Art
which became my new institute of higher learning.
CalArts quickly became a place to gather knowledge and
experience world class art, music, dance, theatre and
film making. I began working as a freelance designer &
illustrator throughout Los Angeles County until I was
hired by Studio Effects, Inc., a Broadcast Design and
Film effects company. I spent the next five years
learning the art of special effects animation during the
early days of computer graphics. During this period I
designed and art directed graphics for many well-known
TV shows and film titles including the concept for the
Paramount Studios Logo opening currently seen in movie
theatres worldwide. At this time I decide to take a
break and travel to Brazil for several months. This life
changing adventure inspired me to return to painting. On
my return to the U.S. I was given opportunities to
exhibit my photographs and paintings in several LA art
exhibitions including a group show at the El Pueblo
Gallery on Olvera Street in downtown LA. In Graphic
Arts, I was fortunate to work at both ABC and Fox-TV
creating broadcast graphics. I spent years designing
graphics for a variety of popular shows, including the
Grammy’s, Star Search, The Olympics, Sports, News
programs and more. During this period I was able to
travel to many parts of Europe, Central, South America,
the Caribbean and S.E. Asia. At present, I continue to
work as a Graphic Design, producing Film posters, DVD
art, Logos, Brochures and Illustrations. This exhibit is
my first in many years. The themes are inspired my
appreciation for the spiritual beauty of nature, dance,
music and cultural diversity, which the great Earth
Mother manifest and reveals through all things. My goal
has been to capture that essence and recreate this
energy through the movement of representational images. |
