Supernova — hope wang

Artists Hope Wang and Keith Kaziak create installations to understand the decay of their physical environments and the social politics that influence them. The artists honor these objects by meditating on their intended usage, or what they conceal and replicate their likenesses with complex crafting techniques. Using industrial patterns and materials allows narratives of consumption, gentrification, and human labor to emerge.

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is Milwaukee’s historic home for contemporary craft, material experimentation, and decorative arts.

Supernova alters how we might examine the grandeur of the Villa in contrast to our brief human existence and shifting urban environment through playfulness, illusion, and high drama.

Hi-Vis, 2023
Installation of 9 uniquely framed silk screen prints on paper, hand-embossed impression of curbside ADA tactile warning tiles

Ass Sweat; Summer Bike, 2022
Hand-painted signage, acrylic on repurposed drop cloth canvas, metal grommets
47 x 65 inches

Midnight Balestra, 2022
Acrylic on wood dowel, ceramic hook
94 x 3 x 1 inches

Afternoon Balestra, 2022
Acrylic on wood dowel, ceramic hook
54 x 3 x 1 inches

Soft Rind Bitter Skin, 2022
Cotton, metal grommets
46 x 28 inches

Singed Earth, 2022
Cotton, screenprint on paper, wood
12.5 x 11 x 36 inches

my neighborhood hardware store manager always watches me with amusement bc he’s never sure what the stuff I’m buying is actually for but he knows it’s def not for repairing houses, 2017
screen print on vinyl, sand, mdf
108 x 33.5 inches

the dust continues to scurry into the spotlight, 2018
Cotton and polyester
46 x 28 inches

Dog-Eared Note, 2023 & Fresh Paint, 2022
Handwoven textile with hand-dyed cotton, embossed screenprint on paper, archival foam board, wood
26 x 34 x 1.5 inches

Pomelo Rind Huaxiang, 2022
Embossed screenprint on paper, cotton, wood, felt
30 x 15 x 9 inches