Structures of Utility

David Stark Wilson

Packing sheds, grain silos, wooden tank house outbuildings, and mine elevators have been eloquently captured by David Stark Wilson's keen, appreciative, and knowledgeable eye. Using a large format view camera, Wilson has elevated these architecturally underappreciated structures of pure utility that dot our rural landscape and given them consequence, meaning, and a haunting beauty.

The text of Structures of Utility is a quiet yet passionate meditation on Wilson's dedication to "pursue in the natural landscape a reprieve from urban existence." In both words and pictures, he captures the disquietingly abandoned landscape that is the beating heart of California.

Reviews

"A beautiful presentation which will appeal to art library collections as well as general California collections."—The Bookwatch

"I have numerous black and white visually expository books on my shelves and I feel that David Stark Wilson's first effort in this category stands well with the best."—Rangefinder Magazine

About the Author and Photographer

David Stark Wilson, born in Berkeley, California, has been a building designer for over fifteen years. His projects have won awards from the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Sunset, and Metropolitan Home Magazine. He has photographed architecture for Sunset, Better Homes and Gardens, and San Francisco Magazine. For more of his work, see www.davidstarkwilson.com.