A Birmingham artist has gone viral after revealing his new digital art on social media. It is inspired by the new Netflix show “Wednesday” based on “The Addams Family”. If you’ve been browsing social media lately, you might have seen the images on your timeline. Tuscaloosa native Dez Wilson created these captivating images within six days of the show’s release. He said his art is about reimagining what this iconic show would look like from a black perspective. Wilson tells WVTM he’s always been creative. From photography to music, if it’s a way for him to express himself, he did it. With the growth of artificial intelligence, however, he said technology is a space where black people are often left out. This is partly why he created these images through AI software and Photoshop. But above all, he is grateful that people see themselves through his work and change their point of view. He hopes his art will fill this gap. “It’s been very inspiring,” Wilson said. “A lot of the feedback I’ve received has been positive about people being inspired by the work and not thinking about imagining the Addams Family in black. That’s one of the things I’m glad the art has done β helping to motivate people in this way.The proceeds from sales support his non-profit organization Black Arts Academy.
A Birmingham artist has gone viral after revealing his new digital art on social media. It is inspired by the new Netflix show “Wednesday” based on “The Addams Family”.
If you’ve been browsing social media lately, you might have seen the images on your timeline. Tuscaloosa native Dez Wilson created these captivating images within six days of the show’s release. He said his art is about reimagining what this iconic show would look like from a black perspective.
Wilson tells WVTM he’s always been creative. From photography to music, if it’s a way for him to express himself, he did it. With the growth of artificial intelligence, however, he said technology is a space where black people are often left out.
It is partly for this reason that he created these images using artificial intelligence software and Photoshop. But above all, he is grateful that people see themselves through his work and change their point of view.
He said black perspectives in film and television were becoming increasingly popular, but were still lacking in the entire black experience. He hopes his art will fill this gap.
“It’s been very inspiring,” Wilson said. “A lot of the feedback I’ve received has been positive about people being inspired by the work and not thinking about imagining the Addams Family in black. That’s one of the things I’m glad the art have done β helping to motivate people in this way.
Wilson’s “Addams Family” artwork is so popular that he now sells t-shirts and hoodies. Proceeds from sales support his non-profit organization Black Arts Academy.
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