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Jonny Wheeler

Making Art and Films

Posted on November 12, 2019 by jonnywheels

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The Importance of Color

Jonathan Paul Wheeler

Purpose

I imagine narratives that I try to bring into reality through writing, sculpture, painting, drawing, teaching, photography, and film. Fiction in Design is a way for me to share my vision of the future with others. The storytellers are the shapers of reality; I try to add my two cents. Lynch, Kubrick, Bear, Clarke, Heinlein, Herbert, Dali, and Bucky Fuller are among those who have inspired my visual work.

Projects

As a graduate student, I’m researching interactive media, graphic design, sculpture, and video production. In addition to making my own narrative sf films, I work on branding and promotional videos for local non-profits, governmental organizations, and schools. For me, it’s all about merging art and craft.

Statement

I was a kid in the 80’s. My dad would let me stay up late to watch pulpy sci-fi like Logan’s Run and Doctor Who. It made me feel special because my brothers were fast asleep while I enjoyed the company of my dad who spent most of his time working. One of my earliest, clear memories was watching a VHS copy of David Lynch’s Dune. I can remember seeing Herbert’s paperback version in my dad’s overfilled library, snatching it, and reading it cover-to-cover over the course of two days. At a tender age when my friends were playing in the mud with GI Joes, I was folding space on a Guild Highliner:

The sleeper had awakened.

My Work

2D
SWEEP
SPORE
CINDY
TILL
3D ART
Written Reflection
SPiN
Arcosanti
Taliesin West
Cliff Dwellings
Blog
Creative Thesis
Photo 330: Documentary Shorts
Teaching Resources
In Production: Lodgers

Archives

Video Artifacts

Documentation

Tom Every, Forevertron

Instagram

My little student film will screen @midwestscififilmfest

Beard selfies late night at the Mabel Tainter theater. #redcedarfilmfestival

Found objects in-progress

Shout out to my crew who are forced to hold the mic. Thx Nico! Check out @chippewavalleysymphony to hear the results.

Missing Fall from 2014

Screening September 14-20

Sweep was accepted into the Brooklyn Sci-fi film fest. Neat.

I live with small creatures.

Date night (day).

This was a fantastic experience. One of the very best art environments I’ve been to.

Nico, the Cosmonaut.

We have turkeys who hang out around the house. They look so much like dinosaurs. I wonder if T-Rex made a gobble gobble sound.

Love seeing the students work in plaster.

Instead of pets we have foxes.

Jonah Markink- the burned city.

Great puppet workshop at UW-Stout!