SOLEIL ISSUE 2

Things made with gears, ropes
and wooden planks. A hand
made feeling. My working
methods also have an influence
on the theatrical flavor of the
pieces, in that I’m creating and
working with various fabricated
objects and handmade characters.
As I’m working, it can feel
as though I’m staging a tiny theater
piece or perhaps curating
a mysterious museum exhibit
combined with a long ago forgotten
sideshow of curiosities.
William Basso’s work is available
through LAST RITES GALLERY,
New York City.
www.basso-art.com
www.lastritesgallery.com
y purely sculptural work is
created much like the
working maquettes described
above but taken to a more
complete state. I think that my
work is partially influenced by
the past, from things like early
cinema, art history, curiosity
cabinets and early photography,
for example. I’m interested in
exploring my own subconscious,
a dream world that exists
somewhere between a childlike
sense of fantasy and adult
anxieties. I often draw inspiration
from more primitive technologies.