Determination and a single-minded focus are required to
create a body of work for a solo show. Emily recently attended two back to back shows
for Casey Baugh and Jeremy Lipking (featured in Take 2) in Manhattan at the
Arcadia Gallery, renamed the Arcadia Contemporary Gallery.
Casey Baugh’s show “Static” opened November 21st. A young master who creates exceptional portrait work, “Static” catapulted his craft to a new level. It blended his recognizable style and simultaneously departed from traditional representational work. In an interview about this new direction, Casey said, “I have been painting for ten years and right now I feel like I’m starting all over again with a whole new set of materials, problems and challenges. I feel like this is what I should have been doing from the beginning.”
Casey Baugh’s show “Static” opened November 21st. A young master who creates exceptional portrait work, “Static” catapulted his craft to a new level. It blended his recognizable style and simultaneously departed from traditional representational work. In an interview about this new direction, Casey said, “I have been painting for ten years and right now I feel like I’m starting all over again with a whole new set of materials, problems and challenges. I feel like this is what I should have been doing from the beginning.”
For “Static” Casey took
inspiration from a childhood desire to be an electrical engineer. He combined his exquisite portrait and figure
work with a statement about the world in which we live today. "I want
these paintings to say something, comment on the world we are living in,"
says Baugh. "It's easy to get trapped and engulfed in all of this
(the obsession with technology and social media). Sometimes it is bad,
sometimes good . . . sometimes it enlightens us while other times it bogs us
down."
With skills seen a
century ago combined with images in the modern world, best describes “Static”. Beautiful faces are paired with unusual
accessories. “Illumination” is a
portrait of a dark haired beauty with her head encircled by a blinding
fluorescent bulb.
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| Illumination, 12x16 Oil on Panel by Casey Baugh |
The opening night crowd was excited to see these new works
and many were red dotted right away. I viewed Casey’s paintings online and
thought them to be stunning and fresh. Artists
can become type cast just like actors, so I applaud Casey’s risk taking to
broaden his talent and to present his collectors with some original “edgy-ness”.
Casey will be teaching at the Scottsdale Artists' School in Scottsdale, AZ January 6-10. In this workshop, "Painting the Model", he will discuss the correct way of seeing value, drawing, edge and color, as well as composition theory and design.
Casey will be teaching at the Scottsdale Artists' School in Scottsdale, AZ January 6-10. In this workshop, "Painting the Model", he will discuss the correct way of seeing value, drawing, edge and color, as well as composition theory and design.
- Catherine Dietrich
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