Charles Williams describes himself as a painter who also writes. In his work, narrative, surface, and image are knitted together in an unfolding improvisation, taking in his 'hapless attempts' to thrive in the art world, from being a West End gallery artist to teaching art in care homes and 'being Louise Bourgeois' most inept studio assistant'. Recent work has taken him into the world of therianthropy (the belief that one is part non-human animal). He works alone in his studio, but sometimes in collaboration with 'self-styled con-artist', Dan Devlin, who published Talking to Louise Bourgeois (with susakpress.com). They worked together on The Lost Paintings of Herzog Dellafiore (also available at susakpress.com).
As Charles says: 'My work is a dialogue between me in my studio and paintings that seem to gain…
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The Artist (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025