ZEKEWILLIAMS
ClearPath
cover:Poirot,2024,oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe,29x55inches
ZEKEWILLIAMS
ClearPath
October-December2024
Installationview,northwall
TurkeyVulture,2024
oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
32x35½inches
SailBoat,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
28x43inches
Clear Path
Williams’s polychrome wood reliefs bring together abstract patterns, vivid color, and in some examples images of birds camouflaged within the patterns and color.
He creates his works by using a CNC router that cuts shapes into plywood; Williams then assembles the cut plywood components into sections which are painted, leaving areas where the router has removed material raw, unpainted as linear cutouts. By creating contrasting surfaces he gives his work a three-dimensional aspect, as well as a lenticular effect – causing the surfaces to appear to change slightly when viewed from different angles.
Each work has the characteristic of an intricately thought out puzzle that the artist has assembled in front of the viewer. Linear and contour patterns are perceived in a state of flux. In several of the works images of the birds are lurking in a camouflaged environment of abstract patterns.
GreatHornedOwl,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
46 x30½inches
Zeke Williams’s exhibition in WestTexas coincides with the vast migration of birds passing through the region, some flying thousands of miles to their southern destinations, predominantly at night.The works that include images of birds take on the deportment of portraits of heroism, given the daunting challenges these migratory birds have to overcome to complete their journey. The artist would like to thank the McDonald Observatory's Dark Skies Initiative to help birds travel safely without disorienting light sources.
Vase,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
48½ x32inches
Installationview,northeastcorner
Installationview,eastwall
Poirot,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 29x55inches
RoadRunner,2024
oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood 10x24inches
CactusWren,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 44 x60½inches
LargeShield,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
43½x29¼inches
Installationview,southeastcorner
StretchedBird,2024
oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
31 x20inches
,2024
42½ x32½inches
Crowd
oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
BlackHeadedGrossbeak,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
40x24inches
BullocksOriole,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x42inches
Installation view, east wall
BowtieOval2,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
RoofTileEgg1,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 14x11inches
PinwheelOval,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
WaveEgg,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 14x11inches
BowtieOval3,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
TeethEgg,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
14x11inches
22
oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe
x14inches
PinwheelEgg,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 14x11inches
RoofTileOval,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
OrderlyShieldOval,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
VaseEgg,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 14x11inches
MastrokaOval,2024 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood,artistʼsredoakframe 22x14inches
LongTailedTit,2022 oilonCNCcarvedbirchplywood 11 x20inches
ZEKEWILLIAMS
October-December2024 EugeneBinder
Images:ZekeWilliams Design:SusanneMaurer ©EugeneBinder2024