Exhibition Opening | Casey McGlynn: Painted by Candle and Neon Light

Newzones Gallery is pleased to present "Painted by Candle and Neon Light", a solo exhibition of new work by Canadian artist, Casey McGlynn.

As a self-taught artist, Casey McGlynn’s artworks take on a surrealist pop art style. As a child in rural Ontario, McGlynn sat in front of the television and tirelessly drew on old grocery bags and scrap paper. Inspired by reoccurring symbols from his upbringing – animals, birds from his studio window, and numbers from the memorized math times tables – a stylistic shift to autobiographical mixed media became the signature mark of McGlynn’s practice. These symbols are often multi-representational. The large man may be McGlynn, the bird is a woman friend, and horses are symbolic of his past life and memories.

Through the layering of personal and historical narratives, his artwork is as much about revealing the truth and expressing emotions as it is about documenting actual fact.

"I like to put my current favourite tv show or book or movie in my paintings. Friends, family, and especially close relationships are also subjects for me to compose with.

Humans learning from animals and or the folly of our own boldness with the world we all share.

…messages woven through the images connections to each other.

Art is play and it’s also very honest.

I look back on older paintings and they feel like journals open for interpretation the meaning is clear only after years have passed.

I used to draw pictures to get reactions from my mother, nowadays she will see a certain thing or title of a painting and call and say “candle light, Casey do you need money for your hydro bill?" (she just did this yesterday). No mom it’s just the title of my show, I was trying to be poetic."