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2018-2021

Month: June 2020

Production Stills: Liminal

Posted on June 30 by jonnywheels

Liminal Ideation

Posted on June 27 by jonnywheels

Dickeyville Grotto

Posted on June 5 by jonnywheels

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

Archives

Video Artifacts

Documentation

Tom Every, Forevertron

Instagram

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!

A foggy night in EC

Just crushing some barely.

Nervous at Stout