Casey Waterman's artistic practice is deeply rooted in a process based approach, where he meticulously dissects photographs, drawings, and various visual media. This allows him to explore the nuances of decision-making and its resulting visual and emotional impacts. The fragments from this process are then transformed into a diverse range of art forms, including prints, paintings, sculptures, and murals.
Casey draws inspiration from both literary works and observations of everyday experience, carefully collecting images and incising them, often after extended periods of contemplation. He views this as an introspective investigation and both fundamental and intrinsic to his artistic practice.
Particularly recognized for his innovative cut-image methodology, Casey invites viewers to engage with the tension between what is present and what is omitted as an attempt to prompt introspection, encourage a search for personal meaning within the abstraction, and a pause to consider the choices made and the implications therein.
AVAILABLE ARTWORKS BY CASEY WATERMAN
THE SERIES WHY THIS RESTLESSNESS?
About the WHY THIS RESTLESSNESS? series: By removing parts of the image, he explores the tension between what is present and what is omitted, focusing on the reasons behind these choices and their implications. The cutouts are then reintroduced as prints, paintings, sculptures, and large-scale murals. His curiosity and inspiration stem mainly from written works and everyday experiences, rather than from other visual artists. After conceptualizing an idea, he collects images, some of which are not cut until years later, to help investigate choices and provoke new questions. For Casey, the process and the work are interconnected, with each facet being significant and worthy of attention.
I AM YOURSELF SERIES
About the I AM YOURSELF series: Imprints/I am Yourself is a work of collection; a collection of images augmented by Casey Waterman to create a habitat where paralleled materials, connotations, and ambiguity comment on the evolution of our constructed social realities
THE ORIGINS SERIES
About the ORIGINS series: They were created as an investigation into the beginnings of the current human social conditions with a focus on materiality and evolutionary information gathered from Paul Shepards book "The Only World We've Got". The works attempt to inspire a curiosity about the ways our Origins may be responsible for the way humans exist and feel today.
CASEY WATERMAN
REPRESENTED ARTIST
Casey Waterman was born and raised in a small rural town in New Hampshire. With over a decade of culminated work, his process and curiosity are mostly self-taught and induced. Casey attended Keene State College receiving a bachelor's degree in architecture. He has worked as a preparator in museums and galleries both in New England and Miami. He most recently spent two years as an assistant to the formerly local Miami artist Enrique Martinez Celaya, gaining valuable insight and education.