Ok, so this artist is very special to me. The first time I saw Casey Roberts' work, I was probably around 19 years old and out on the town. It was First Friday, so I was doing what every person my age interested in art was doing....exploring the city and soaking up the wonderful art! I came across some of Roberts' work in my home town of Indianapolis, Indiana, where he currently is based out of. Now, I can't say that these beautiful images represent what Indiana looks like, with its pine trees and burning, red suns. But, hey, I can pretend, right?
Roberts' method is amazing. These striking forest paintings aren't actually paintings at all. At least, not in the way you may think. These pieces were created with an old photo technique called cyanotype. When this photochemical is exposed to light, it turns shades of blue. I have seen this process done before, and the resulted blue hues are not so easily controlled. To see an artist use this process and produce such a wide range of variations is just incredible. Just look at how light the sky is in the first image, and how solid black it appears in the last image....with everything in between! These images of nature are so hauntingly beautiful...somewhere between a pleasant dream and a nightmare. His wilderness scenes seem so calm and serene, but with an ominous undertone. Regardless of those wide, eerie owl eyes, I would still love to be lying down in one of these forests while listening to Fleet Foxes!
Roberts' method is amazing. These striking forest paintings aren't actually paintings at all. At least, not in the way you may think. These pieces were created with an old photo technique called cyanotype. When this photochemical is exposed to light, it turns shades of blue. I have seen this process done before, and the resulted blue hues are not so easily controlled. To see an artist use this process and produce such a wide range of variations is just incredible. Just look at how light the sky is in the first image, and how solid black it appears in the last image....with everything in between! These images of nature are so hauntingly beautiful...somewhere between a pleasant dream and a nightmare. His wilderness scenes seem so calm and serene, but with an ominous undertone. Regardless of those wide, eerie owl eyes, I would still love to be lying down in one of these forests while listening to Fleet Foxes!