Steve Koehler
March 26, 2010
The work of Wes Wilson, the father of psychedelic rock music posters,
will be featured April 2 at the Ozarks Technical Community College's
Fine Arts Department at the Gillioz Theater.
Wilson, whose iconic poster art was the calling card for a generation
of rock music fans, will talk about his work at a lecture at 5 p.m.
April 2 in Lincoln Hall Room 211 on OTC's Springfield Campus.
After the talk, Wilson will be honored at a reception during the
First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 10 p.m. on the third floor of the
Gillioz Theater, where about two dozen of his posters will be on
display through April 21.
All the events are free and open to the public. Wilson also designed
a one-of-a-kind poster for OTC advertising his exhibit.
"I haven't shown anything since 2005 but I'm still doing some
freelance stuff," said Wilson, who lives on his farm near Aurora with
Eva, his wife of 35 years. He has six children and 10 grandchildren.
An anonymous local collector is loaning part of his Wilson poster
collection for the exhibit.
Kathlene Allie, OTC's Fine Arts Gallery manager and art instructor,
said it took about a year to arrange to have Wilson's work put on display.
"We will have 25 of his most famous posters on display and several
newer watercolor pieces," Allie said, who added that young artists
are enjoying Wilson's work.
"It seems like the younger generation is into graffiti art and
stenciling. There has been a resurgence among them into the medium
Wilson made famous."
Wilson has been creating posters since 1965 and is credited with
originating what is known as the psychedelic poster. Today, he
creates paintings, but still occasionally does new posters or new art
of interest.
"We will be really excited to hear the stories behind the images that
are so well-known and the whole genre of fine art that he really
started," Allie said.
For more information about the April 2 event or the month-long
exhibit, call 447-8977.
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Steve Koehler is coordinator of publications at Ozarks Technical
Community College. Contact him at koehlers@otc.edu.
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