A conversation with Willard

WILLARD is a contemporary artist exploring the poetic depth of ordinary things. His work integrates generative coding, digital rendering, and post-processing techniques to create uncanny scenes featuring a variety of familiar structures, including barns, water towers, gas stations, houses, and swing sets. Through this pictorial representation of landscape, Willard weaves together narrative threads and thematic commentary on the melancholy of everyday life.

Unveiling the Uncanny: Willard's "Landscape Parables" and Its Artistic Parallels

Willard’s latest collection, "Landscape Parables," represents a compelling exploration of the intersections between the ordinary and the surreal. By reframing familiar elements of rural and suburban life, Willard not only creates visually striking compositions but also prompts viewers to reconsider the significance of the mundane. This thematic focus places him within a broader artistic tradition that includes figures like Ed Ruscha, Bernd and Hilla Becher, René Magritte, Andrew Wyeth, and Charles Sheeler, all of whom have similarly sought to reveal the deeper meaning inherent in everyday objects and scenes.