To read this article on Artwork Archive, click here. Casey McKee at work at the Projekt Övelgönne 106 Art Residency in Hamburg, a painting in progress on the easel. Portrait courtesy Dietmar Theis Photography.   "I try to push situations to an absurd level."  Featured Artist Casey McKee makes work about the systems we've...

Cosa raccontano i Disaster Selfie di Casey McKee 19 minuti fa - Anna Frattini click here for original article Content Creator   C’è un momento, guardando la serie di nuovi dipinti a olio dell’artista Casey McKee, Disaster Selfie, in cui tutto sembra familiare: le pose, i sorrisi, la luce calda o gli oggetti della nostra quotidianità. Ma basta spostare...

Posing While the World Burns: Casey McKee Confronts Our Digital Narcissism   Casey McKee confronts uncomfortable truths head-on in his exhibition Disaster Selfie, on view at the National Arts Club. The American-born, Germany-based artist has executed a compelling series of oil paintings that create an unsettling juxtaposition of human behavior against natural catastrophe....

Showcasing alongside Asia Now, from the 21-24th October is the next edition of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC). First appearing in 1974, over the years this prestigious event has made its home all over Paris. With the original Salon taking place in the old Bastille station, the event  moved to the Grand Palais...

Das darf man schon mal fotorealistisch nennen. Buchstäblich. Dabei ist „Antimatter", so der Titel von Casey McKees aktueller Serie in der Galerie Greulich, zunächst einmal ganz offensichtlich Sciencefic-tion. Ein dystopisches Szenario, indes erkennbar angesiedelt im Hier und Jetzt. Oder dem, was davon übrig ist, nach dem großen Knall. Dem Klima-wandel, einer...

Berlin-based American artist Casey McKee is a storyteller: his series-based work confronts deep truths about the societies we live in. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his latest series titled Antimatter present a very grim picture following a solitary astronaut in what looks to be a post-apocalyptic world....

LDM: Casey, you’ve called Berlin your home for a decade... what brought you to Germany’s capital in the
first place? How did you personally experience the city’s rather drastic changes over the last few years? And were they the reason that made you return to the US?   CM: I first moved to...

The Unpacking Ego exhibition in Space K tries to meet strangers of two painters. Robert Fry (born 1980) and Casey McKee (born in 1976), born in the United States and working in Europe.The male figure, which appears mainly in Robert Fry's work, emits primitive energy. They stand on opposite sides of the...

Contemporary artist Casey McKee uses a unique creative process to provide commentary on society and systems of power. Playing with viewer perceptions, his mixed media artwork walks the line between painting and photography. McKee often works in series, as he feels multiple images are the best way to develop his...

View on Yatzer.com   Hovering between photography and painting, American artist Casey McKee’s uncanny work toys with our perception of reality in order to reveal deeper truths about the societies we live in. McKee’s mission is to tell a story which is why his work is always produced in series creating, as he...

Casey McKee tries to examine humans in modern society while focusing more closely on contemporary social, political contexts. He draws on the issues of self-identity spurred by the overdose of social media as well as accelerating globalization, indiscriminating misdeeds of capitalism and neoliberalism. The critical view of the Arizona-born artist...

(scroll down for English)   Von Ruedi Strese Der US-amerikanische Künstler Casey McKee schafft es, eine Kritik der Konsumgesellschaft erfreulich unideologisch und ohne zu langweilen auf die Leinwand zu bringen. Zur Umsetzung der Thematik bedient er sich einer Mischtechnik aus Fotografie und Ölmalerei. Wir besuchten ihn in seinem Berliner Atelier und sprachen mit...

The art of Casey McKee is dynamic, spanning an array of subjects, some serious others not, and maintaining degree a levity.  He is one of a number of great artist from 5 pieces Gallery whom we are proud to be spotlighting.  Check out his interview and take a look at his work!Introduce yourself, where...

  Der einsame Konsument Nach den Managern knöpft sich sich der Künstler Casey McKee die monströse Warenwelt vor   VON VOLKER MAZASSEK   Casey McKees Werkgruppe "Milking the cashcow" war im vergangenen Jahr in der Galerie Greulich zu sehen - und damit einen Tick zu früh. Jetzt wäre für die übermalten Fotografien von Managern...