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"The power of the object. It's the theme that weaves its way thought the expansive creative works of WK Interact. A simple tool. A still piece of clothing. A stamp. An old dilapidated building. Even a black and white photo, found discarded on a Lower East Side street. While many might see these things as still, lifeless and without meaning, for WK they represent history, evoke intrigue and have provided endless amounts of inspiration for what would later become known as his most important creations. By the mid 90's, his work became so widely recognized that large media outlets, including The New York Times, sought him out for interviews, catapulting his career to new levels as they commented on his work in the same breath as other "up and comers" including artists like Shepard Fairey. [...] WK's iconic, large scale, black and white images often depicted a fiercely emotional human figure in motion. Beyond the images though, the work itself embodies an aura of motion. That fluidity has a lot to do with WK's attraction to the idea of impermanence at all levels. It's the thought that his work, no matter where it lives, is always part of the moving and changing environment within which it sits. For most of his life he has intentionally dedicated himself to images that he knows will naturally deteriorate on their own, changing and aging with time. In this context we understand his fascination with the utility of objects and gear. Solid things that may outwardly imply permanence, yet for WK are the inspiration behind human movement and activity, helping us to express emotion. [...] For WK, the vision is always in motion, but that doesn't mean the inspiration needs to be. Welcome to WK Gear. The story of the objects that have inspired him; a glimpse into his environment and way of thinking. They are the elements that inspire the work, before the work even exists." By Jaclyn Marinese