"Almighty Mountain" is Brendan Cass’ second solo show at McClain Gallery. The prismatic strength of the new mountainscapes is a result of Cass’ daring use of color, inspired in equal measure by hues found in nature, like iridescent insects, and human-made objects, like the neon clothing seen on the beach-goers of Naples, Florida.
Cass’ paintings settle somewhere between gestural abstraction and landscape; they place the viewer in the throes of imagined, remembered, or reproduced vistas. He often finds source imagery in postcards, puzzles, or other representations of faraway lands. Eschewing the tradition of plein air landscape painting, Cass anchors his practice strictly in the studio, and conjures the sublime with how his paintings are engulfed in scale or color.
The 2021 "Almighty Mountain" paintings have no source imagery other than the artist’s memory of his travels and his love of nature, which led him to a more formal method of painting. These works take on a more intimate size, but Cass multiplies his effort in repetition: each peak is unique, but the overall effect of the mountains’ multiplication is a feeling of ubiquity.
The exhibit will be on display through February 26.
"Almighty Mountain" is Brendan Cass’ second solo show at McClain Gallery. The prismatic strength of the new mountainscapes is a result of Cass’ daring use of color, inspired in equal measure by hues found in nature, like iridescent insects, and human-made objects, like the neon clothing seen on the beach-goers of Naples, Florida.
Cass’ paintings settle somewhere between gestural abstraction and landscape; they place the viewer in the throes of imagined, remembered, or reproduced vistas. He often finds source imagery in postcards, puzzles, or other representations of faraway lands. Eschewing the tradition of plein air landscape painting, Cass anchors his practice strictly in the studio, and conjures the sublime with how his paintings are engulfed in scale or color.
The 2021 "Almighty Mountain" paintings have no source imagery other than the artist’s memory of his travels and his love of nature, which led him to a more formal method of painting. These works take on a more intimate size, but Cass multiplies his effort in repetition: each peak is unique, but the overall effect of the mountains’ multiplication is a feeling of ubiquity.
The exhibit will be on display through February 26.
"Almighty Mountain" is Brendan Cass’ second solo show at McClain Gallery. The prismatic strength of the new mountainscapes is a result of Cass’ daring use of color, inspired in equal measure by hues found in nature, like iridescent insects, and human-made objects, like the neon clothing seen on the beach-goers of Naples, Florida.
Cass’ paintings settle somewhere between gestural abstraction and landscape; they place the viewer in the throes of imagined, remembered, or reproduced vistas. He often finds source imagery in postcards, puzzles, or other representations of faraway lands. Eschewing the tradition of plein air landscape painting, Cass anchors his practice strictly in the studio, and conjures the sublime with how his paintings are engulfed in scale or color.
The 2021 "Almighty Mountain" paintings have no source imagery other than the artist’s memory of his travels and his love of nature, which led him to a more formal method of painting. These works take on a more intimate size, but Cass multiplies his effort in repetition: each peak is unique, but the overall effect of the mountains’ multiplication is a feeling of ubiquity.
The exhibit will be on display through February 26.