William Hessian
Minnesota artist William Hessian will be featured at the Rip & Tear: Experimental Drawing Exhibition June 4
Round Two
oil on canvas, 2005
William Hessian: “Self portrait on the left, and a portrait of Matthew Semke, fellow painter on the right. We box each other with our paintings.”
An Orgy of Babies Ink, pastel and tempara on cardstock, 2004 18x12.
WH: “This is part of my very intense (by intense I mean I made a lot of paintings and drawings) independent study with Seho Park. This was a test run using smaller babies and coloring them with pastels. I like some of the baby figures a lot, and some not so much, but this was very fun to make.
I enjoy creating interesting situations for the baby figure to be in, which is why I like this orgy idea, although not an orgy in the sexual sense, just an orgy in the sense of a lot of naked babies in a very close proximity. Babies babies babies.”
Animal Kingdom
Oil on canvas, 2003, about 7 feet by 4 feet.
WH: “It has been shown in a church, but otherwise needs to find another gallery to be shown. am also working on a second animal kingdom on commision."
Crazy Baby
Oil paint on paper, 2003
WH: “This was one of the first babies in a series of babies that spanned from drawing to printmaking and painting. I am really mad that this was the best picture i could get of this. It looks really good and crisp in real life. I enjoy the colors and the interesting pose, but everyone kept asking me what it ment or signified, and well.... i had no good answer. It's just a crazy baby.”
William Hessian studied Studio Arts at Winona State University (South Minnesota), and lives in Minnesota.
He will be featured along with Matthew Semke,
Gordon Yates and Sara Moe at the Rip & Tear: Experimental Drawing ExhibitionSaturday, June 4, 2005, 3:00 – 6:00 pm 6920 Excelsior Blvd, # 168, St. Louis Park, MN
Pictured, left to right: Matthew Semke, Gordon Yates, and William Hessian (Sara Moe was not present).
For further info about the show, or William Hessian, contact: william.hessian@gmail.com