Resort Assembles Unique Roster of Artistic
Talent to Celebrate the Launch of New Show
LAS
VEGAS, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on
its commitment to artists and cultivating the arts, Wynn Las Vegas
(Nasdaq: WYNN) has developed creative extensions and artistic
collaboration for its new show, Awakening. The
collaborations include three, large-format wallscape murals, an
animated short film from award-winning creative studio Art Camp, and two artistic decks of cards from
leading illustrator and comic artist Jen
Bartel.
"As Awakening came together, we realized the power of what we
were working on and were inspired to extend the artistry beyond the
walls of the theater," said Craig
Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts. "We commissioned these
beautiful pieces of art with no restraints on this talented group
of artists because that is what Wynn does best – we let amazing
talent create beauty."
Allison Hueman, also known as
"Hueman," is one of three artists tapped to recreate the artistic
theme of the show with a large-scale wallscape. Located in the SOMA
neighborhood at 5th and Tehema Street in San Francisco, the mural is reminiscent of
Awakening's prismatic stage made of dichroic glass and showcases
multiple components of the show's narrative. Hueman's work, titled
"The Awakening," will be on display through January 2023.
Based in Oakland, CA, Hueman is
a multidisciplinary artist specializing in a distinctly gauzy art
style she refers to as "etherealism," a blend of ethereal realism.
Whether creating delicate visions on canvas or augmenting reality
through video projections and other digital media, Hueman often
draws on the human condition to create colorful mash-ups of the
abstract and figurative. Seen on streets and in galleries worldwide
and having collaborated with major brands such as the Golden State
Warriors, Nike, and Google, her pieces explore themes of time,
memory, trauma and healing.
Hueman is joined by multimedia powerhouse Kentaro Yoshimura, a qualified muralist through
the Department of Cultural Affairs. He has produced immersive
pieces for individuals and entities ranging from LEGO to
Britney Spears and has been
appointed as a cultural ambassador for the upcoming Los Angeles
Olympics. Most recently, Yoshimura completed two 2,500
square foot murals in downtown L.A. commemorating the first
Asian-American astronaut in space.
Yoshimura's work, titled "Chiaroscuro," will be featured in L.A.
along the I-10 Santa Monica Freeway through January 2023.
Rounding out the trio is graffiti artist Clyde Thompson, known as "Clyde." An artist born
and based out of Phoenix, Clyde is
known for his fine-art approach to street-art. Influences from the
Phoenix graffiti scene and an
interest in architecture led to a career in large-scale murals. His
passion lies in creating an exciting and new experience for the
viewer, while also contributing to the existing elements of a
mural's surrounding space. Clyde is inspired by architectural
details, the surrounding environment, and the opportunity to create
a unique landmark for the local community.
Clyde's design, titled "IO," will appear downtown near Jefferson
Street in Phoenix through
December 2022. The murals were
commissioned in collaboration with visual art curators and
producers, Building 180.
In addition to the installations, Wynn Las Vegas is debuting an
animated short film that is intended to appear at festivals in
2023. Awakening's writer Kelly Sue
DeConnick crafted a compelling companion piece in
collaboration with Santiago
Carrasquilla and Jose Diaz
Contreras, the founders of Art
Camp.
Art Camp is a creative studio
dedicated to storytelling in a variety of different formats and is
known for working with musicians such as Tom Yorke, Mitski and Bright
Eyes. Kelly Sue DeConnick is one of the most
sought-after writers in the industry, with work spanning stage,
comics, film, and television. DeConnick first came to prominence as
a comics writer, where she is best known for reinventing the
beloved character of Carol Danvers
as "Captain Marvel" for Marvel Entertainment, and for the Eisner
Award-winning DC book Wonder Woman
Historia: The Amazons; her screen work
includes Captain Marvel and 2023's The
Marvels with Marvel Studios.
Wynn Las Vegas also engaged in an artistic collaboration with
two-time Eisner®-award-winner Jen Bartel to design two custom decks of playing
cards exclusively for Awakening. The cards offer a vivid
interpretation of Awakening's characters as Jacks, Queens
and Kings, brought to life through Bartel's colorful and bold
illustrations.
Bartel is an illustrator and comic artist who is best known for
depicting strong leading characters, particularly women. Her use of
color is signature to her designs: bold, thematic, and often moody.
Bartel creates a world within her illustrations that makes her one
of the most sought-after cover artists for clients like Marvel,
Disney and Chronicle Books. She also routinely collaborates with
partners like Puma and Adidas and is the co-creator and artist of
"BLACKBIRD" from Image Comics.
These works join Wynn's existing collection of art that is
prominently displayed throughout public areas of its resorts
including, Jeff Koons' Tulips
and the century-old Eiffel Chandelier by Gustave Eiffel at
Wynn Las Vegas; three 20-foot stainless steel sculptures known as
Plensa Trio in Encore Boston Harbor's Harborwalk, by
artist Jaume Plensa; and a group of unique and culturally
significant Chinese porcelain baluster vases from the Jiaqing
period at Wynn Macau. Wynn Resorts' collection among its four
resorts totals more than 100 paintings, drawings, tapestries,
pieces of sculpture and objects d'art.
With the launch of Awakening, Wynn is evolving its
signature ethos of elegance and artfulness and shepherding a new
era of artistic expression helmed by up-and-coming
multidisciplinary artists.
Conceived and created by Bernie Yuman, Baz Halpin and Michael
Curry, and narrated by two-time Academy
Award®-winner Anthony
Hopkins, Awakening is an unprecedented spectacle that
immerses audiences in a custom-designed 360-degree theater.
Awakening at Wynn Las Vegas premiered on
Monday, Nov. 7. Tickets are available
at awakening.com. Showtimes are 7
p.m. and 9:30 p.m.,
Tuesday-Saturday.
About Wynn Las Vegas:
Wynn Resorts is the recipient of more Forbes Travel Guide Five
Star Awards than any other independent hotel company in the world
and in 2022 was once again honored on FORTUNE Magazine's
World's Most Admired Companies list. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas
consist of two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious
hotel rooms, suites and villas. The resort features approximately
194,000 square feet of casino space, 20 signature dining
experiences, 11 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 560,000
square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 160,000
square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms, two
nightclubs, a beach club and recreation and leisure facilities,
such as the recently renovated Wynn Golf Club and 18-hole, 129-acre
championship golf course. For more information on Wynn and Encore
Las Vegas, visit press.wynnlasvegas.com.
Media Contact:
Deanna
Pettit-Irestone
deanna.pettit-irestone@wynnlasvegas.com
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