"In Search of a Safe Space to Feel Everything" (2025)
"In Search of a Safe Space to Feel Everything" (2025)
Dimensions: 32in x 60in x 44in
weight: 254 lbs
Material: Steel, Paint
Installation requirements: Forklift
$1,500
"In Search of a Safe Space to Feel Everything" explores the desire for emotional vulnerability despite obstacles and trauma making it hard to identify and express emotions. For most of my life I assumed I was nonchalant but it wasn't until recently that I had the revelation that I just shutdown and withdraw emotionally during times of conflict or uncomfortable engagements with the ones I care about. This work marks a personal discovery in my life in hopes of being a more whole human being. I invite those that relate and those that may not, to continue the conversation that I started.
Myles D Wilder is a multidisciplinary artist who works in painting, sculpture, ceramics, and
printmaking using materials such as iron, steel, bronze, acrylic and oil paint, wood, and
plaster. Exploring the elements of art and materials used leads to the style of abstraction
and has been one of the key visual markers in Myles Wilders Artwork.
Myles attended a middle school that offered an array of art classes, which exposed and
deepened his love of art and creating. He frequented the North Carolina Museum of art,
ArtSpace and several other art museums and galleries in the surrounding areas and more
recently, across the country.
Myles is a senior at UNCG finishing his degree in Studio Arts with a concentration in
sculpture and ceramics. His work is heavily influenced by African American contemporary
artist like Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Amy Sherald, Simone Leigh. Being present in
the local arts scene and being able to have meaningful conversations with a wide variety of
artists has influenced the way he creates work that is meaningful to him.
Wilders lived experiences are what drives his work. Asking the questions What does it
mean to be a part of a family, to lose a loved one, or to find oneself? Deeply intrinsic and
nuanced topics of what it means to be a human and trying to figure it out have been the
basis of his work. There is an effort for the artist to make his work to be much more than
just aesthetically pleasing. Myles has a hunger for knowledge, and a deeper understanding
of life and art, in both theory and practice. There is a desire for sustenance, validation, and
affirmation.