Casey Matthews

Originally from San Antonio, Texas, I now live and work from a studio & gallery on a small barrier island in Northeast Florida.

My recent body of work is primarily mixed media painting, and is a discourse of intuitive and non-objective. The process is a marriage of layered acrylic paint, medium, gesso, gouache, ink, charcoal, glazes, washes, handmade paper, collage, tissue, spit, spray paint, and oil sticks on canvas. Gestural sparks of interest are often added with vine charcoal, stickers, and old books, and spliced text.

My intention is to create layers of information through my technique; leading your mind's eye on an aesthetic journey through the process of emotion and contradiction. While I relate to a diverse world, the intrinsic nature of my creativity always seems to emerge. I am not a tortured artist, nor are my struggles unique; it really only comes down to what I consider essential characters in my work: Color relationships, humor, energy, and lack of intimidation of the sources and materials I draw from.

SELECT COLLECTIONS:
MD Anderson, Jacksonville, FL
Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, FL
FedEx, Memphis, TN
Daxton Hotel, Birmingham, MI
Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono Residences, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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University of Alabama, BFA Painting & Art History