rob lane wilder is a musician, author, and spirit world traveler. wilder stamps the outer edges of surrealism with a uniquely humorous and iconoclastic flavor.
This author does not shy away from exploring disquieting visions. Wading into contradictions with a free-wheeling curiosity, wilder’s uniquely musical vernacular has an unmistakable playful quality.
Moved by ideas of many shapes and sizes, both natural and outlandish… wilder covers a wide range of conceptual territory. wilder tinkers with the art, culture, science, history, and nature. wilder channels and envisions odes in a neo beat, contemporary street vernacular.
wilder pulls away from the mundane and in the process, transforms it. Cleaving to spiritual attainment, wilder invites everyone to join in. In spite of so much falling apart these days, wilder holds open doors to something better!
It’s a mystical zone. Shades of Van Gogh in a grassy field, Hart Cane jumping off the bridge, Emily Dickinson poised in a Timeless room. Characters of every shape and size, roaming unexpected corners of an airy Universe.
wilder also loves to channel monsters. Spooky phantoms. Violin playing penguins slouching on the bus. Tin cans expounding philosophy. Space aliens from greasy space ships disguised as policemen sitting in a donut shop, planning worldwide colonization. Funny, surreal, surprising, Tinker Toy Souffle is about to reach its tentacles into thousands of unnamed, unknown destinations.
About the Author
This writer has an unusual story and background. This is highlighted by a cause célèbre that culminated with a landmark legal victory, that opened up and expanded freedom of speech for many thousands of artists.
Like “Hope” poster artist Shepard Fairey. A bunch of years back, this artist was able to cite the precedent setting verdict in wilder’s previous case. The end result? Mr. Fairey avoided a draconian (90+ year!) prison term he faced in Boston for street postering.
Notable historian & Harvard scholar Howard Zinn reviewed an early Wilder manuscript and praised it as “Outrageously delightful”. Parts of that manuscript are included in Tinker Toy Souffle. Mr. Zinn winked just before he left this earth, offering outsized complements for wilder’s artful writings and social work.
wilder’s travels as a touring guitarist and singer in a number of indie bands are also colorfully evoked in this volume.
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