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A solitary figure falls past an endless wall of crushed cars. As she explores remnants of the past civilisation, she encounters the leftovers of excess that gives clues as to what happened that led to the collapse.
The photograph of the suited figure was taken by McKee in his Berlin studio and then combined with an image of wrecked cars before being printed black and white onto canvas, in parts painted very thinly to allow for the photographic details… to emerge beneath the paint, in other parts painted in a more opaque painterly style blurring the boundaries between photography and painting.
The photograph of the suited figure was taken by McKee in his Berlin studio and then combined with an image of wrecked cars before being printed black and white onto canvas, in parts painted very thinly to allow for the photographic details… to emerge beneath the paint, in other parts painted in a more opaque painterly style blurring the boundaries between photography and painting.
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 39.4x59.1in
Casey McKee
Germany
« My themes tend to be about society and systems of power. I hope to instigate a conversation without providing clear answers so that the works can be approached through individual experiences. »
Casey McKee paints the uneasy theatre of contemporary life.
An American painter based in Germany, McKee works primarily in oil on canvas, using humour, exaggeration, and theatrical imagery to explore power, status, and social behaviour. His strange figures and absurd scenarios invite viewers to consider the systems we live within, the roles we perform, and the discomforts we learn to ignore.
His work has been exhibited internationally at Space K Museum in Seoul, the Moscow Biennale, and the National Arts Club in New York, and featured in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Financial Times, and The Upset, published by Die Gestalten Verlag. He has been artist-in-residence at The Fountainhead Residency in Miami, Florida and the Arctic Hideaway in Norway.
After many years in Berlin, McKee now lives and works in a small village in the German countryside, where distance from city life offers space to observe its rituals, contradictions, and absurdities.
An American painter based in Germany, McKee works primarily in oil on canvas, using humour, exaggeration, and theatrical imagery to explore power, status, and social behaviour. His strange figures and absurd scenarios invite viewers to consider the systems we live within, the roles we perform, and the discomforts we learn to ignore.
His work has been exhibited internationally at Space K Museum in Seoul, the Moscow Biennale, and the National Arts Club in New York, and featured in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Financial Times, and The Upset, published by Die Gestalten Verlag. He has been artist-in-residence at The Fountainhead Residency in Miami, Florida and the Arctic Hideaway in Norway.
After many years in Berlin, McKee now lives and works in a small village in the German countryside, where distance from city life offers space to observe its rituals, contradictions, and absurdities.
Credentials
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Residency Participant
- Works on commission
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