Thursday, February 9, 2012

Casey Weldon

Casey Weldon, an illustrator from Southern California who now works in Brooklyn, New York, produces paintings, illustrations, and drawings that contain a strong dichotomy between realism and surrealism. His work is intended to give the viewer a sense of nostalgia, something he accomplishes through using elements of past popular culture icons. 


http://www.caseyweldon.com/


From his website artist bio:

"Casey Weldon was born in southern California, where he spent the majority of his life up to his graduation from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. After a brief time running his own studio in Las Vegas, Nevada, He relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where he now lives and works as an illustrator and fine artist.
By using to the iconography of today and yesterday's popular culture, his work aims to awaken a feelings of nostalgia within the viewer, though often along with a sense humor, melancholy, and longing for times lost."









All work copyright Casey Weldon and not to be used in any way other than for private use.

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