The Neo-Fake.
"Obsessive, lyrical, and mythical are a few words that come to mind when viewing Williams' work. As quoted by Williams, "I try to drop hints of insane panic under the happy pop images, like a secret handshake." And like a secret handshake, or a subversive code, William's stenciled images leave the viewer deciphering the layers and seeking meaning in their hyper repetition. Williams culls from his repertoire of iconic images, and in a post-pop-art-punk-rock-Warholian fashion, he creates a new sense of urgency, a new "reality:"
-Laurie Steelink, Track 16 2006
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