Wes Mills: My Hometown
203 Fine Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition by the esteemed Taos artist Wes Mills. Born in Tucson, AZ, in 1960, the deserts of the Southwest subtly emerge every few decades in Mills’ oeuvre, serving as pertinent inspiration. These new works evoke a sense of sentimentality in their familiar figurations of cacti and found objects.
The artworks included consist of “Cacti Boxes” and rusted tin cans with shaped and painted wood found on the artist’s property in Ojo Caliente. These organic forms serve as dynamic mediums for an artist so well-known for his minimal drawings on paper. The artistic “Cacti boxes” are artifacts in themselves, carefully carved and painted. But it is what lies inside that provides the viewer with a unique experience.
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Wes MillsCB16 - Cacti Box with Seven Drawings, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails, paper9 ½ x 7 x 2 ½ inches
24.1 x 17.8 x 6.3 cm -
Wes MillsCB008 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails8 ¾ x 7 x 1 ¾ inches
22.2 x 17.8 x 4.4 cm -
Wes MillsCB17 - Cacti Box with Seven Drawings, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails, paper9 ½ x 7 x 2 inches
24.1 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsM21, 2024Signed & dated on bottommetal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy11 x 2 ¾ x 2 ¾ inches
27.9 x 7 x 7 cm -
Wes MillsCB001 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails5 ¼ x 5 ¼ x 2 inches
13.3 x 13.3 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsCB002 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails4 ¾ x 5 x 2 inches
12.1 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsM12, 2024metal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy4 ¾ x 3 ½ x 4 ¼ inchesSold
12.1 x 8.9 x 10.8 cm -
Wes MillsCB005 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails5 ¼ x 5 x 2 inchesSold
13.3 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsM18, 2024metal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy11 x 2 ¾ x 2 ¾ inches
27.9 x 7 x 7 cm -
Wes MillsCB013 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails9 ¼ x 5 x 1 ¾ inches
23.5 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm -
Wes MillsM33, 2024Signed & dated on bottommetal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy5 x 5 x 5 inches
12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm -
Wes MillsCB003 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails5 ¼ x 5 x 2 inches
13.3 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsCB011 - Cacti Box, 2023Wood, paint, wax, nails9 ¼ x 7 x 2 inches
23.5 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsM06, 2024metal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy14 x 4 x 4 inches
35.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm -
Wes MillsM30, 2024metal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy6 x 3 ½ x 3 ½ inches
15.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm -
Wes MillsCB014 - Cacti Box, 2024Wood, paint, wax, nails9 ¼ x 5 x 1 ¾ inches
23.5 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm -
Wes MillsCB015 - Cacti Box, 2023Wood, paint, wax, nails9 ¼ x 5 x 1 ¾ inches
23.5 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm -
Wes MillsM32, 2024metal, plaster, wood, paint, wax, & epoxy7 x 7 x 7 inches
17.8 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm -
Wes MillsCB010 - Cacti Box, 2023Wood, paint, wax, nails9 ⅝ x 7 ¼ x 2 inches
24.4 x 18.4 x 5.1 cm -
Wes MillsSister Sister, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Mills#071-18, 2018Paint, graphite, pastel on board9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Mills#044-18, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Mills#153-18, 2018Paint, graphite, pastel on board9 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches
24.8 x 22.2 cm -
Wes Mills#057-18, 2018Paint, graphite, pastel on board9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Millsoften invisible, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Mills#045-18, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes Millssecond line, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm -
Wes MillsSister Sister Eddie Woo, 2018Graphite and pastel on paper9 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches
24.8 x 24.8 cm
