Wesley John Fourie
Wesley John Fourie (b.1995 Amanzimtoti, South Africa) is a multi-award-winning artist and curator based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Their work processes experiences of love, loss, and queer sexuality, often in relation to the natural environment. Wesley’s multi-faceted art practice extends across textiles, sculpture, installation, drawing, poetry, painting, and video.
Wesley John Fourie on CIRCUIT · 7 works
HYPERBALLAD (Primadonna Girl)
A personal, performative response to the perceived narcissism of artists, HYPERBALLAD (Primadonna Girl) is a reflection on self-acceptance and the ability to turn a supposedly negative characteristic into a force for creative production. Part of the series HYPERBALLAD (2023-24).
HYPERBALLAD (Like A Virgin) (2024)
An ironic performance of Madonna's song Like A Virgin, filmed in the artist's studio in front of a painting depicting a moment of explicit sexual passion. Part of the series HYPERBALLAD (2023-24).
HYPERBALLAD (Blue) (2023)
A performance to the song Blue by Marina and the Diamonds, in which the artist reflects on the finality of the end of a relationship. Part of the series HYPERBALLAD (2023-24).
HYPERBALLAD (Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft) (2023)
"Calling occupants of interplanetary craft!" was the beginning of a telepathic message sent by members of the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1953 to visitors from outer space, here performed by artist Wesley John Fourie as a clarion call to others who might feel isolated or 'alien'.