Will Walker
Will Walker
William Walker may refer to:...
I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know what it was I wanted to say.
dynamics power
Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
fairy fairytale fantasies fascinated funny histories history morality passes perverse stories tales truth
I'm fascinated with the stories that we tell. Real histories become fantasies and fairy tales, morality tales and fables. There's something interesting and funny and perverse about the way fairytale sometimes passes for history, for truth.
challenge riff truly
To be a truly conscientious artist, you have to look at what's not working and challenge it. You riff on things.
historical history images people
I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
bit desire genre guess historical liked maybe paintings pictures point realize renegade slight society sort stories
I guess there was a little bit of a slight rebellion, maybe a little bit of a renegade desire that made me realize at some point in my adolescence that I really liked pictures that told stories of things - genre paintings, historical paintings - the sort of derivatives we get in contemporary society.
love sweeping
I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.
elicit work
I have no interest in making a work that doesn't elicit a feeling.
I never learned how to be adequately black. I never learned how to be black at all.
fat lady proverbial
The proverbial fat lady didn't sing, so it's not over yet,
orders past percent seen six values
We've seen 25 percent more orders and order values over the past six months.
kindness validated win
We had been doing a lot better but didn't have much to show for it. Getting this win just kind of validated that.
community invest people
We want the community to invest in the community. We want people to feel it's their store.
bowl five super worst
We did not lose, but this will probably be our worst Super Bowl in five years.