Charles Wince -- Artist
Columbus based, self-taught artist Charles Wince has been exhibiting his artwork since 1976. His unique approach has been described at various times as Outsider/Visionary, Neo-Expressionist, Gonzo, and just plain Weird. He has received a lot of favorable press throughout the years, and has exhibited in over one hundred venues. Despite various esoteric, problematic elements contained therein, his work is generally regarded as "'crowd pleasing".
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"It's unusual, an artist that hasn't been to art school, in his case I think quite refreshing that the work he produces come so much out of his own experiences and his own life that it's a very powerful, very authentic statement."
- Barbara Haskell, Curator, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, WOSU Radio, 1984
"Despite his lack of formal artistic education, Wince gives his imagery a power that better- trained painters will never achieve."
- Jacqueline Hall, Columbus Dispatch, August 1984
"Wince is a gifted and original painter and can take his place solidly among the best this city has produced."
- Lesley Constable, The Columbus Dispatch, July 1992
"Wince's paintings are overfilled with great themes, grand narratives and beautiful images portraying the humor, joy and love of existence contrasted with the horror and pain we must all endure. "
- Breck J. Hapner, Now It's Dark Magazine, Sept.2002