Bill Fick

Bill Fick is a printmaker currently working in Durham in North Carolina.  He’s director of the art studio “Supergraphic” which is dedicated to producing satirical fine art prints and fine art media.  His work can be found in many places such as Harvard University, The New York Library, Fogg Art Museum and so on.  Bill has exhibited both nationally and internationally and he’s currently a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies at Duke University.  His work deals with satire as well as socio-political and scary themes which attempt to bridge the gap between fine art and lowbrow art (an underground visual art movement from the 1970’s).  Bill creates scary images that reflect people’s fear of anything unconventional and unfamiliar.

Bill’s work appeals to me for its satire and its bizarre and uneasy imagery.  The images are comical in my opinion as they take on strange unfamiliar characters who are often grinning, yet they have something sinister in their face we can’t really pin down.  They keep the viewer drawn to them as we’re trying to figure out the real emotional expression the characters are conveying.  My work deals with satire through bizarre imagery also and I hope to bring in sinister and evil aspects as time goes on. 

Here’s some of his work.