Tyler Cala Williams (b. 1996 Trenton, NJ, US) is an American artist based between New York and Savannah. A graduate of Parsons, The New School (BFA Photography, 2020), Williams creates surreal self-portraiture and imagery charged by their community and culture, through using digital software like Photoshop to address appropriation in Western traditional art movements and the nuances of the subjugated Black.
Williams describes their practice as a process of remembering: memories that, like photographs, are both truth and construction. In their words, “I believe the surreal scenes I create are like the act of remembering. It looks far removed from reality because memories are never really fully truths. I believe memories are tricky and are like photos in their reliability. They are both representations of something. So for me, the dreamlike quality of my work is from my memories taking new forms."
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“I’m a Black person from America, so I believe everything I do will inevitably reflect that. I grew up to be aware of my Blackness and its social and historical meanings."
“I believe style is another form of communication. The clothes present in my work are as much subjects as the models. I might start giving each of these ‘voices’ their own distinct style. "
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aimed to generate passive income for artists, amplify the reach of their work and redistribute accessibility to art collecting.
Certified editions are museum-quality archival prints created from existing artworks of our represented artists. These editions are aimed to generate passive income for artists, amplify the reach of their work and redistribute accessibility to art collecting.
