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Quotes
It's unusual, an artist that hasn't been to art school, in his case I think quite refreshing that the work he produces come so much out of his own experiences and his own life that it's a very powerful, very authentic statement.
- Barbara Haskell, Curator, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, WOSU Radio, 1984
DESPITE HIS lack of formal artistic education, Wince gives his imagery a power that better- trained painters will never achieve. There is a cartoon like directness in his treatment of subjects. This sharpens the feelings of anger, threat and persecution pervading most of them.
- Jacqueline Hall. Columbus Dispatch Aug. 19, 1984
In most neo-expressionism I miss the authentic edge of early twentieth-century German Expressionism... Wince keeps that edge or, more precisely, re-invents it out of his own experience. He poignantly characterizes his work as "as the scar tissue left over from more difficult times," and he's been through alot: childhood hyperactivity, a devastating fire that burned 80% of his body at age ten, adolescent suicide attempts, problems with drugs and alcohol. In this he fits the bill of the romantic artist - suffering, even self-obsessed. Wince is a committed, talented artist who has created his own vocabulary to capture his own vision.
- Ann Bremner, Associate Editor, Dialogue Magazine March/April '85
Wince is a gifted and original painter and can take his place solidly among the best this city has produced
- Lesely Constable, The Columbus Dispatch, July 1992
Wince's vivid expressionistic style has the look of illustrated popular fantasy or science fiction. It is used to depict forcefully a circumstance in which the line between irresponsible behavior and the mind run amok is unclear.
- From his book, Interface, Gary Schwindler, Ph.D. Professor of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1986
Charles Wince's art is born out of a passion of exposing secret manias - his own and society's. What you see when you view a painting by Wince is a manic encapsulation of late twentieth-century popular culture-panoramic, condensed, and slightly askew.
- Lesley Constable, New Art Examiner, September 1988
Wince's paintings are overfilled with great themes, grand narratives and beautiful images portraying the humor, joy and love of existence contrasted with the horror and pain we must all endure.
- Breck J. Hapner, Now It's Dark Magazine Sept.2002
Art resume of Charles Wince
2012
Featured artist , Hive Gallery & Studios Los Angeles California for the month of February.
2010
'One - Two Punch, The work of Charles Wince and Paul Volker, Astrisk Gallery, Cleveland Ohio
2002
'Flower Arrangements for the Apocalypse', Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1996
'The Attack of the 50 Foot Non Sequiturs', Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio
1993
'Major Head Boogie', Doo Wac Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1992
'Wild, Wild Life', ROY G BIV, Columbus, Ohio
1988
'Glamorized Psychosis', Geoffrey Taber Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1985
'The Creative Arts Program Presents the Paintings of Charles Wince', Ohio Union, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1983
The Holy Transfiguration of Dorothy Stratten, Ti Ro - Jo Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Ohio Art League's 100th annual spring juried exhibition, curated by Todd Slaughter
Columbus Metropolitan Library , Columbus Ohio
2o10 Por Vida ! 3rd annual Day of the Dead show, Juntionview Studios, Columbus, Ohio
2009 Por Vida ! A Day of the Dead Celebration, a show of remembrance, curated by Kat Moya, Juntionview Studios, Columbus Ohio
2008 Dark Arts, Doubting Thomas Gallery, Cleveland Ohio
2001
'Mannequin Makeovers' (collaboration with Aaron Schroder), Columbus College of Art and Design and The Ohio State University Fashion and Textile Department, Columbus, Ohio
2000
'April Exhibition', 2Co's Cabaret, Columbus, Ohio
1998
'Paul Brown and Charles Wince Assault the public', with artist Derek Hess, ROY G BIV, Columbus, Ohio
1997
'The Ohio Outsiders Show of Independents', Nestor's Universe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1994
'Inside Out', group exhibition, It's An Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1993
'A Show of Independents: Ohio Artists (featuring Smoky Brown, Marge Bender, James Beoddy and Levent Isik)', Bricker Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
'Eye Candy It's An Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1992
'Heroes and Victims: An Artists' Responses to War', Katz and Dawgs Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1991
'Scream of Consciousness', Founders' Hall, The Ohio State University, Newark Branch, Newark, Ohio
1987
'Urgent Messages' curated by Don Baum, Cultural Center, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois
'The Trouble is in Your Set with Paul Volker', United Christian
Center, Columbus, Ohio
1987 - 86
'Interface: Outsiders and Insiders', curated by Dr. Gary Schwindler,Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, traveled to Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio and Lancaster Gallery for the Visual Arts, Ohio University, Lancaster Branch, Lancaster, Ohio
1985'7 from Columbus:Critics Choice, Ohio State University, Hoyt L. Sherman Gallery. Curated by Barbara Haskel of N.Y.C's Whitney Museum of American Art
Contemporary Artist Series- two person show w/ ceramicist Julie Ellen Byrne, Artreach Gallery, Columbus Ohio
1982 Grand opening, Red Kat Art Gallery, Columbus Ohio
1979 An Exhibit of the Work of Charles Wince, Black Cat Art Gallery, Columbus Ohio
Books,National Publications :
Raw Vision, an international journal of intuitive art /visionary art Spring 1997 [vol 18] [illustration]
Art? Alternatives Magazine 1996, issue 8, pp. 17-19 interview and illustration
20th Century American Folk,Self Taught and Outsider Art 1993, book
Interface:Outsiders and Insiders 1986 [catalog] curated by Professor Gary Schwindler, p. 4, 34, back cover [ illustrations and text]
Columbus Monthly Magazine : January cover story. An Artist's Home as Canvas
5 pages, interview by Rhonda Koulermous Photos : Micheal A. Foley
Friday, September 25, 2009
Artworks
Bottles Don't Kill People, People Kill People1986 8'x2.5' Marker on poster board
People tell me, "You seem like a pretty nice guy...why is your art so dark? " Good question. Much of my art work, ESPECIALLY the early stuff, frightens the mice, causes my dog to lose her appetite and I myself, regard as " disturbing". However even my darkest works usually contain a smidge of humor and along with accompaniment of originality, make them "intriguing" if not likable. Certain social/ political issues are brought up in the painting's themes as well. The defense rests.
Jamaican Woman
1986
Fighting Fatigues
1987
Here a prostitute determinedly dresses for her job. Her nameless, headless and well-heeled John awaits in the background. I have always been drawn to what our society deems "bad girls". I think the conditions of class and socio-economics are what distinguish between the"bad girls" and those women who marry for money. I somewhat admire the former.
The Rape, Pillage and Subsequent Yardsale of a Primitive Society 
The Rape, Pillage and Subsequent Yardsale of a Primitive Society [detail]
Never Love Without The Thorn, Nor Love Without The Prick1987
My parents fought...a lot
The Judge1976
Painting based on a photograph I found in a book. I still like it after all these years.
The Very Last Supper 1976
One of my very first original paintings. Yes, I admit, my mother was a Sunday school teacher.
Blackjack Solitaire, 3am 1990 6'x3.5'
There was this girlfriend...she began to act very strange. I couldn't figure it out but then I didn't know about crack cocaine.
Scars In Bars1985
Four individuals, alone together. Contemplating the sad circumstances that has brought them together in this seedy bar.
Scars In Bars [detail] "Mac" sits contemplating a dull, but nonetheless tragic fate...stuck with a blue-collar fate and, seemingly, no escape.
Scars In Bars [detail]Woman contemplates the circumstances that have brought her to this seedy bar.
The Walls Inside My Mind are Very Thin and I Can Hear the Neighbors Beat their Children and Starve their Dog
1985
I had moved from living in a hick-town above a bible bookstore to a gritty section of Columbus, Ohio. More specifically, above a burlesque/strip theater. Hookers, panhandlers and a struggling working class called it home. I was both taken aback and inspired by my new surroundings.
The Purge
1978
The old Good vs. Evil storyline...the duality of the self. The superhero good-guy type is destroying Evil, but in doing so he's ripping his own guts out. I guess that's what's considered a problem.
Soft Revenge
1976
One of my very first original paintings. As rabidly weird as certain elements in this painting are, there's no real violence. Man smooches young Woman with custard pie. Yes, I was having a falling out with my girlfriend at the time.
Prostitute In a Poison Green Room
1977
I've always had a fascination and a certain sympathy for the "Working Girls". A handgun rests on the far left table.
Mother Russia Meltdown1996 12'x6'
If I do have a "greatest hit" I guess it would have to be this. A mammoth painting who's subject matter seems to be about the collapse of the Soviet Union. Having grown up in America during the cold war I was of the majority of children who were taught that the Soviet Union was not just an oppositioning system of government but a dangerous enemy tied to the Devil and all other sources of "darkness".
I began this painting in 1993. and even though at times I've declared it "finished", I find myself back at it, fine-tuning it, year after year.
View this image on Flickr.
Every Fish Baits It's Own Hook
1993 4'x3'
This painting of fish-like creatures flipping about has some vague reference to the way some people fall into patterns or "traps" of self-destructive behavior. At least that's my take on it. The purple strap-on butt on the yellow fish earns an extra 10 points.
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