Guinottes Wise’s work is not easily categorized much of it appears to be sculpture and collage made of pieces of memorabilia found in small towns and urban alleyways. Mainly metal, much of it automotive, it’s usually welded. An admirer of street art, Wise has experimented with various forms of it and tried to bring a bit of it to his art.

Wise, the sculptor:

I do a lot of found-object stuff. Aspirational influences include Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou, John Chamberlain, Deborah Butterfield. Some early brutalists and dada folks. And folk artists. Folk art is, to me, the truest, most spontaneous art. Dallas Art Magazine called me a cross between Rube Goldberg and John Chamberlain. I like that. There’s a sculpture page if you’re into that side of things.