Willie Cole
- January 10, 2024
- American Visual Artist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Willie Cole |
| Occupation | American Visual Artist |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 3, 1955(1955-01-03) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Somerville |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New Jersey |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Willie Cole Biography
| Name | Willie Cole |
| Birthday | Jan 3 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Somerville |
| Home Town | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Willie Cole is one of the most popular and richest American visual artist who was born on January 3, 1955 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Willie Cole (born 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is a modern American artist, sculptor, printer as well as a conceptual and visual artist. His work is influenced by postmodernist contexts that combine references and appropriation of African and African-American art. He has also used Surrealism’s preparedmades from Dada and its transformed objects, in addition to images from American pop culture, or African or Asian masks.
Its “Anne Klein With a Baby in Transit,” from 2009, makes use of old high heels to portray a mother and her child. The well-worn black shoes blend to evoke the tradition of African sculptures. The sculpture was given by the Brenden Mann Foundation to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Through the repetitive use of single objects in multiples, Cole’s assembled sculptures acquire a transcending and renewed metaphorical meaning, or become a critique of our consumer culture. Cole’s work is generally discussed in the context of postmodern eclecticism, combining references and appropriation ranging from African and African-American imagery, to Dada’s readymades and Surrealism’s transformed objects, and icons of American pop culture or African and Asian masks, into highly original and witty assemblages. Some of Cole’s interactive installations also draw on simple game board structures that include the element of chance while physically engaging the viewer.
Willie Cole is the recipient of numerous awards, among them her 2006 David C. Driskell Prize the first award of national acclaim to recognize and honor the contributions of African-American art, art and history, which was established in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Cole is represented through Alexander and Bonin Gallery in New York; and by Guido Maus, beta pictoris gallery and Maus Contemporary in Birmingham, AL.
Willie Cole Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | American visual artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Willie Cole is one of the richest American Visual Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willie Cole 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Willie Cole grew up in Newark, New Jersey. He was a student at his studies at the Boston University School of Fine Arts and earned his bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 1976, and continued his studies at the Art Students League of New York between 1976 and 1979.
The year 1989 was when Cole was noticed in the world of art with his works that used steam iron as the main subject. Cole used scorch marks of iron on various media, demonstrating the wide range of their design possibilities but also to reflect African-American roots. The marks were used to represent the transportation and branding slaves as well as domestic roles of women of African descent as well as connection to Ghanaian clothing as well as Yoruba gods.
Willie Cole’s work is found in numerous private and public collections and museums around the world, including:
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Facts & Trivia
Willie Ranked on the list of most popular American visual artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Willie Cole celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.
What is Willie Cole known for?
Cole is best known for assembling and transforming ordinary domestic and used objects such as irons, ironing boards, high-heeled shoes, hair dryers, bicycle parts, wooden matches, lawn jockeys, and other discarded appliances and hardware, into imaginative and powerful works of art and installations.
What does Willie Cole collect?
Willie Cole’s art is in the permanent collection of several museums including the Chrysler Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Newark Museum of Art.
Where is Willie Cole from?
Somerville, NJ
How do you spell America Willie Cole?
Willie Cole 1993/1993 #7 is one of eight “blackboard” works Cole created in which he used the word “America” as an acronym for seemingly random sentences that have potent messages.
When was Willie Cole born?
January 3, 1955 (age 67 years)