Bernard Williams' "Dragon Wall" (2002) mural consists of 61 aluminum panels, and was executed at Chicago's Healy Elementary School in collaboration with students there.
Williams has been teaching art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1991, and has been commissioned to create many large-scale outdoor murals in Chicago and in other cities.
Meet the Creator
"“Bernard Williams is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He holds a BFA degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Northwestern University in Evanston. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, 1987. Williams has been teaching art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1991.
The artist has been commissioned to create many large-scale outdoor murals in Chicago and in other cities.”
“My studio practice embraces a range of formats for the expression of my interests and concerns. I have created projects which investigate the complexities of American history and culture through painting, sculpture, and installation. Within these broad arenas, the work seeks a kind of open-ended dialogue, addressing identity, flattening hierarchies, and questioning who we are collectively. Risk, adventure, conquest, personal status, privilege, and mechanical development are some of the thematic concepts which are pushed into form.
Cultural convergence and expansive world views are also major themes within the architectural structures, figure sculpture, paintings, and singular hybrid sculptures I build. I seek to insert personal biographical elements along with aspects of mass culture (advertising, fashion, sports, comics, television, and movies). My works attempt to address our connections and disconnections within a turbulent human history.” - Bernard Williams"
The artist has been commissioned to create many large-scale outdoor murals in Chicago and in other cities.”
“My studio practice embraces a range of formats for the expression of my interests and concerns. I have created projects which investigate the complexities of American history and culture through painting, sculpture, and installation. Within these broad arenas, the work seeks a kind of open-ended dialogue, addressing identity, flattening hierarchies, and questioning who we are collectively. Risk, adventure, conquest, personal status, privilege, and mechanical development are some of the thematic concepts which are pushed into form.
Cultural convergence and expansive world views are also major themes within the architectural structures, figure sculpture, paintings, and singular hybrid sculptures I build. I seek to insert personal biographical elements along with aspects of mass culture (advertising, fashion, sports, comics, television, and movies). My works attempt to address our connections and disconnections within a turbulent human history.” - Bernard Williams"
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