From the Artist
My work is the opposite of organic. I'm inspired by cities. In cities, I always know where I am. I like the pattern of city grids, the manhole covers, the trolley lines, the tread of tires, sidewalks and streets, street lights, the shape of the buildings. My materials tend to be urban, too. When I need color, I go to Home Depot or True Value…I see myself as a sculptor who makes prints and drawings. I have a vocabulary of shapes, not a palette of colors, like a painter.
—Excerpted from https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Weldon-Butler-boldly-exposes-the-community-to-his-1080547, accessed 6-8-2021
Weldon Butler is a printmaker and sculptor. Focusing on expression through material and mark, heuses the language of abstraction and expressive mark-making to bring meaning into everyday local objects. Butler’s Pinball series takes a close-up look into the objects we use for games and entertainment.
—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records
