Ted Wallace -Contemporary Visionary Artist
CONTEMPORARY VISIONARY ART
Visions of Colour, Movement and Life
Ted Wallace creates Contemporary Visionary Art inspired by dreams, the subconscious, and an intuitive exploration of the human connection to the natural world. His richly layered paintings bring together people, animals, plants, and imagined forms in vibrant compositions where reality, memory, and possibility intersect.
Through expressive colour, intricate patterns, symbolism, playful imagery, and fluid forms, Ted explores themes of connection, transformation, spirituality, compassion, and the cycles of life. Some works move toward abstraction, while others contain recognizable figures and narratives; at times, heightened colour and altered imagery evoke qualities associated with psychedelic art and altered states of consciousness.
Together, these elements create an imaginative visual world that invites the viewer to look, wander, discover, and find their own meaning within the painting.
I have recently been included in two international websites:
Full Circle Project, a networking site connecting people to create a positive future. They used an image and some of my writing in the Art of Life section.
http://www.fullcircleproject.net/pages/art-of-life/
I was recently included in the international art website; Widewalls. It is a site that includes ground breaking artists and established, often famous artists. I was included in the Psychedelic Artists to alter Your Sound Mind. It includes a very nice little write up. It also shows beautiful Galleries all around the world.
http://www.widewalls.ch/psychedelic-artists-top-list/
Biography and Artist’s Statements
Ted Wallace is an artist and a recently retired high school teacher. Ted studied Art at the University of Calgary and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 1972. For a 10 minute interview with the artist click here.
Artist’s Statement
I am fortunate to be hitting the phase of my life where I get to spend more and more time in my studio. I get to spend time painting my thoughts, my discoveries and my stories. This is a completely enriching experience where I intensely feel a full range of emotions. It is good work with continual rewards of exhilaration and a feeling of being deeply human. I offer these works as part of my process; nothing more, nothing less.
Some thoughts and quotes:
“I try to work from deeper experiences where thoughts and feelings are not yet bound in words, but sensed through inner vision and feeling.”
“When I draw and paint I feel like I am tuning into a story. I follow my fascinations; internal connections are made and ideas are explored.”
Some of the fascinations that I have recently explored are:
Everyday gods – the divinity of everyday tasks and processes such as work, relationships, raising children, play, serving, caring and enjoying it all.
Creativity – our internal creator goes to work.
– creativity as a feminine power.
Transformation – everything is turning into the next thing, even me.
Celebration – remembering to experience the glory of it all.
“Despite a preoccupation with spirit and light, I seem to spend most of life grounded in everyday work and play. My joy is remembering the connection of these two aspects of life. Art is a great reminder.”
Contact: wallace.ted@gmail.com 250 225 3484