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November Issue 2007

City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Kathy Casey

City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC, presents Santee, SC artist Kathy Casey in a solo exhibit entitled, Painting Textures, which opens on Nov. 14 and continues through Dec. 20, 2007. The show will also be on view Nov. 15, from 5-10pm for Columbia's Vista Lights celebration.

Mainly a self-taught artist, Casey developed her unique painting style by exploring many of the more well known techniques: Realism, Impressionism, and Cubism, until finally finding her place in Abstract Expressionism. Influences from artists such as Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline, both well-known abstract expressionists, can be seen in the active lines and engrossing colors that fill her canvases.

Casey's work is the result of self-exploration. Therefore, she never knows quite where the artistic progression will take her. She describes her painting process as beginning with a "loosely conceived plan" which she eventually abandons as the work takes on new meanings. As she works, Casey states, "Mark, line, and gesture are worked into a textured surface, and partially concealed with heavy paint, layers of glazes, and scumbled colors. Paint is pushed in and scoured away. I search for beauty in the seemingly imperfect, unearthing and embracing subtle details that beckon the viewer to linger and look more closely."

Over time, Casey's process of push and pull with her materials develops into work that has a great deal of physical and emotive substance. Avoiding subject matter and narrative, Casey instead focuses on subtle details that make it possible for the viewers to become participants, deciding how the work affects them on a personal level. Casey draws inspiration from her own life experiences, and hopes that her viewers will interpret the work by doing the same.

For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 803/252-3613 or visit (www.cityartonline.com).

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