Casey McGlynn | Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend
Casey McGlynn | Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend
August 8-29, 2024
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin, Main Floor Gallery
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 8th, 5-8 PM | ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is thrilled to present Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend, the highly anticipated solo exhibition by Casey McGlynn. This new series exemplifies the power art holds to communicate one’s thoughts, feelings, and memories, allowing an artist to live on through their work.
Artist Statement:
"I see this show as a celebration. This is a collection of work that in the most painterly way deals with mortality, legacy and the body’s place at different ages in the world. Personal life is put down on the paintings to remember." - Casey McGlynn, 2024
McGlynn’s paintings are visual composites of autobiography and collective memory, at once literal and endlessly symbolic. Highly referential images—animals, people, popular media, and textual documents—narrate scenes from the artist’s life while also prompting the viewer’s imagination through allegory and archetype. Working with a combination of techniques, McGlynn imbues this timeless visual repertoire with contemporary life: adventurous explorations of colour, humour, and satire are delivered.
McGlynn graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1997 and has exhibited throughout Canada and the United States. McGlynn’s works can be found in many private and public collections in both Canada and the US. Most recently, his work was acquired for the HBC Global Art Collection in New York.
The artist has selected a song to accompany the exhibition, please click here to listen while you browse the collection. Performed by Thom Gill, lyrics by Ryan Driver.