New Works

Shapes and Shadows
Metal works created at
the McColl Center for Visual Arts
Charlotte, NC


Artist Summary

Bartlett received his BFA from the University of Iowa and moved to New York City. There he worked as apprentice under world renowned post-minimalist artist Keith Sonnier. He was soon working in his own studio developing his vision through sculpture. He traveled extensively throughout Asia studying Indonesian textiles and East Asian sculptural forms that continue to reflect in his work today.

Wayne has exhibited in New York, the US and England. In Birmingham, England he helped to devise a seminal urban project transforming derelict buildings into dynamic artistic communities, combining art, urban regeneration and community building. Bartlett continues to pursue his vision and work in New York City.

 

 

 

About the Art:

In a world of physical principles, my work denies accepted scientific properties and provides the visual experience between what your eyes see and what you believe you see by creating a false perception between the physical world and conceptual reality. In this unknown zone, I play between two dimensional objects and three dimensional physical sculpture that forces you to develop your own perception of what you see in my works - thus creating your own reality.