February 8 - March 16, 2024
From Artspace 111:
“I’ve been lying awake at night not able to sleep trying to figure out how to change the world. This is what I came up with.” – Tyler Casey.
Exhibition Statement:
Artspace111 is proud to present Tyler Casey’s latest solo exhibition Bang, Bang: A Show About Texas. Part self-referential memory, part fever dream of Texan vibrato, artist Tyler Casey simultaneously pays homage to the tender cliches of the west. Casey is influenced by the formality of classical painting but subverts the seriousness of the form through loosely rendered figures, text and color abstraction. Through his own painterly style, he creates an entirely new conversation around the tropes of the west. Rodeos, cowboys, oil tycoons, Whataburger – Casey leaves no stone unturned in his exploration of his colorful and cheeky interpretations of Texas. He paints through the lens of nostalgia and biography, spending summers with his grandmother in west Texas, the smell of oil rigs, muted, sun-bleached colors and the vastness of the landscape. Casey presents how the idea of Texas is visually perceived through an outsider’s perspective of the Lone Star state.
Bang, Bang: A Show About Texas will be on view February 8 – March 16 2024. Opening reception February 8 from 6 – 8PM. Visitors may also visit the gallery during regular gallery hours, Tuesday – Friday 11AM -5PM, and Saturday 11AM -2PM.
Artist Bio:
Tyler Casey is a self-taught artist who began traveling and living abroad in his early teens. His unique eye lends a modern and unconstructed approach to his art drawing inspiration from politics to pop culture. Tyler resides in Mexico and Texas. IG: @tfc_art_
Reception: February 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Artist talk: March 6, 2024 | 5:30–7 pm
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Fort Worth, 76102 TX
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