{"title":"CASEY MCGLYNN | I AM THE HORSE","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune 1 - 24, 2023\u003cbr\u003e Opens First Thursday, June 1, 6 - 8 pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs he approaches 30 years of exhibiting his vernacular, street-influenced paintings in galleries and museums, Casey McGlynn returns to one of his earliest metaphors in his new collection\u003cem\u003e I Am the Horse\u003c\/em\u003e. Grazing and at rest, the horses appear in herds and as silhouettes, their interiors filled with a cacophony of symbols and color that bristle with a fervent, raw energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn several brightly colored, large-scale canvases, the artist delights in a dense visual palimpsest, with abundant references to aliens and spaceships, apartment buildings, animals (especially work horses), and blob-like human beings. The overall achievement is wonderfully idiosyncratic, as the paintings resemble giant panels of borderless comics\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI AM THE HORSE (Artist Statement)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I was twenty five I did a painting of a sheep that changed the course of my life completely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered my artistic voice with the image of the four legged animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose early works were also the first pieces I had ever sold and made me realize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea career in painting was not only possible…it was happening unintentionally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently in an interview for a \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qE_jYLy8m1Q\" title='\"I Am the Horse\" | Casey McGlynn documentary film' target=\"_blank\"\u003eshort documentary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e I make the declaration “I am the horse” in my work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe horses I paint are stocky solid working animals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am a working class artist, I grew up with factory workers for parents and I identify to the ethos of the working class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am the horse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Casey McGlynn \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMcGlynn first began exploring his creativity as a child, drawing for hours and developing his robust visual language. His paintings, often including collaged elements, are honest, vulnerable, and dynamic. He depicts himself and those close to him, through symbols like whales, birds, elephants, horses, and a large man in red. Angst is balanced by humor, and canvases include written words that read like diary entries. Inspired by the early punk rock scene in Toronto, ON,and a musician himself, McGlynn's connection to punk’s rejection of the mainstream is evident. But McGlynn’s rebellion is approachable, posed as a question he continues to explore in his sensitive work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMcGlynn holds a Diploma from Ontario College of Art \u0026amp; Design, Toronto, ON. His work is shown across North America, including at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO; Alabama State Council of the Arts, Montgomery, AL; and SOFA Exhibition in Chicago, IL. He has received multiple awards and was a guest lecturer at several universities including at Brock University, St. Catherines, ON. His work is part of collections across North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Casey McGlynn Foster\/White Gallery Seattle WA\" href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/casey-mcglynn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView more work by Casey McGlynn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"horse-looking-back-again","title":"Horse Looking Back Again","description":"\u003cspan\u003eAs he approaches 30 years of exhibiting his vernacular, street-influenced paintings in galleries and museums, Casey McGlynn returns to one of his earliest metaphors in his new collection\u003cem\u003e I Am the Horse\u003c\/em\u003e. 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