Wendy Means is an Outsider Artist who if asked to label her style, would call it Metarealism. She is a drop out of both The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. Realizing there was nothing left to lose this disabled single mother began her fine arts career in 2018 under the banner ‘Wendevious Arts”.
In a recent interview with VoyageMIA, she talk a little about her struggles and where they have led her.
“The aftermath of a car accident during that time started a more rapid decline for me physically. Work in the comic book industry dried up. I hit a downward spiral around age 25. Up until then, everything in life had happened ahead of schedule for me; starting college at 17, getting married at 21, starting my own business at 20, and all of the sudden all of that was gone all in one fell swoop. My physical issues were still getting progressively worse and harder to do everyday tasks with. Things started getting back on track for me at age 30 when I was finally properly diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and PTSD. I received treatment for both. Later I was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The treatment for ehlers-danlos and fibromyalgia will be ongoing for the rest of my life. Currently, doctors suspect I may also have an autoimmune disorder. I had my son in 2005 (also diagnosed with EDS) and in 2009 the two of us moved to Florida without knowing a soul.”
“I’ve been working almost exclusively in acrylic on canvas. I am a Metarealistic Artist although I’m not offended by the Surrealist label that’s more commonly used. Anything I paint has to affect me on three different levels: The fragility of the natural world, the subjectiveness of the human mind and the transcendence of it all. I’m much happier hearing what my paintings mean to others than explaining the multilayered things they mean to me.”
“One major hurdle has been my Ehlers-danlos Syndrome, which includes arthritis, neurological issues, autonomic issues, chronic fatigue, neuromuscular issues and chronic pain. Another has been PTSD which includes an anxiety disorder and sporadic depression.”
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Her art, her drive and determination set her apart from the pack. Look for Wendy online: https://wendevious.com/
https://www.facebook.com/wendeviousarts
https://www.instagram.com/wendevious/
https://twitter.com/wendevious
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