Casualism (art) explained

Casualism is a 21st-century trend in art which uses color, composition, and balance to produce works with an unusual rather than obviously visually appealing appearance.[1]

The term Casualism was coined in a 2011 essay which defined a new type of postminimalist painting that features a self-amused, anti-heroic style with an interest in off-kilter composition and impermanence.[2] These artists are interested in a studied, passive-aggressive irresoluteness that reflects wider insights about culture and society[1] [3] [4] [5]

Many artists responded positively to the essay and embraced the notion of Casualism,[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] while others rejected the term, suggesting it whiffed of 'labelism' and 'crypto-institutionalism.[11] [12] [13] The Casualist tendency continues to inform much work and conversation around American abstract painting.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Tatiana Berg, Joe Bradley, Sharon Butler, Amy Feldman, Keltie Ferris, Beth Letain, Lauren Luloff, Chris Martin, Rebecca Morris, David Ostrowski, Cordy Ryman, Patricia Treib, Michael Voss, and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung are painters who work in a Casualist mode.[18] [19] [20]

In addition to Casualist, the term "Provisional" has been used to describe paintings that might appear unfinished or incomplete; work that is intentionally awkward, physically fragile and unstable, that reject the display of conventional skills, or that discover beauty in unassuming materials.[14] However, Provisional painters, unlike the younger Casualists, suggest a kind of exhaustion, entertaining the impossibility of painting.[21] [22] The older artists whose work is considered Provisional include Raoul De Keyser, Michael Krebber, Mary Heilmann, Albert Oehlen, Kimber Smith, Richard Tuttle and Christopher Wool.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Butler. Sharon L.. June 3, 2011. ABSTRACT PAINTING: The New Casualists. May 10, 2020. brooklynrail.org. en-US.
  2. Web site: Butler. Sharon L.. June 3, 2011. ABSTRACT PAINTING: The New Casualists. May 10, 2020. brooklynrail.org. en-US.
  3. Web site: Painting on the Cusp: Abstraction of the 1980s. Micchelli. Thomas. July 6, 2013. hyperallergic.com. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807135429/http://hyperallergic.com/74885/painting-on-the-cusp-abstraction-of-the-1980s/ . 2013-08-07 . May 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: Who Has the Cure for "Zombie Formalism"?. Hurst . Howard . December 17, 2014 . hyperallergic.com . May 16, 2020.
  5. Web site: The Incipient Image . Maine . Stephen . February 18, 2011 . lesleyheller.com . Jan 17, 2021.
  6. Web site: The New Casualists Strike Again. Micchelli. Thomas. June 29, 2013. hyperallergic.com. en-US. May 16, 2020.
  7. Web site: Sharon Butler's New Casualist paintings at The Painting Center in New York. Johnson . Elizabeth . Dec 26, 2013. artblog.org. en. May 10, 2020.
  8. Book: Fraser . Pamela . Rothman . Roger . Apr 6, 2017 . Beyond Critique: Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice, and Instruction . . 2017 . 978-1501323461 . USA . 232.
  9. Westgeest . Helen . Sep 2019 . Looking at Painting as Watching Slow Video Art: An Intermedial Experience of Disruption in the Work of Corinne Wasmuht . ASAP/Journal . Johns Hopkins University Press . 4 . 3 . 556–69 . 10.1353/asa.2019.0039 . 213029526 . May 25, 2020.
  10. Web site: Keltie Ferris: *O*P*E*N* at the Speed Art Museum: Casualist Painting / Not-cAsual SetTing . Bickel . Megan . December 2, 2018 . Aequi.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716040707/https://aeqai.com/main/2018/12/keltie-ferris-open-at-the-speed-art-museum-casualist-painting-not-casual-setting/ . 2019-07-16 . May 23, 2020.
  11. Book: Antonini . Marco . Ho . Christopher . The Golden Age: Perspectives on Abstract Painting Today . NURTUREart . CKH . 2014 . 978-0980198546.
  12. Web site: Revolution in (Re)Form: More Thoughts on Abstraction Today . Antonini . Marco . Jan 15, 2016 . temporaryartreview.com . May 25, 2020.
  13. Web site: Boyd. Robert. March 2, 2014. Questions About Casualism. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140516020538/http://www.thegreatgodpanisdead.com:80/2014/03/questions-about-casualism.html . 2014-05-16 . Nov 1, 2020. thegreatgodpanisdead.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: Formal Affairs. Geers. David. February 20, 2015. Frieze.com. en-US. May 27, 2020.
  15. Web site: Monica King Contemporary panel with Jason Stopa, curator . Saft . Carol . Feb 13, 2020 . vimeo.com . May 10, 2020.
  16. Web site: The Perks of being an outsider: Fred Gutzeit Signatures. Maliszewski . Lynn . Nov 5, 2014 . brooklynrail.com . en-US . May 10, 2020.
  17. Web site: Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston Neighborhood Keeps it Casual . burnaway.org . 20 October 2016 . en-US . May 10, 2020.
  18. Web site: The Casualist Tendency. Butler. Sharon. February 18, 2014. twocoatsofpainting.com . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319111630/http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com:80/2014/02/the-casualist-tendency.html . 2014-03-19 . May 10, 2020.
  19. Web site: The New Casualists . Butler . Sharon . Two Coats of Paint . June 5, 2011 . twocoatsofpaint.com . May 16, 2020.
  20. Web site: "Provisional Painting" at Modern Art . Rubinstein . Raphael . Contemporary Art Daily . May 4, 2011 . contemporaryartdaily.com . May 16, 2020.
  21. Web site: Provisional Painting . Rubinstein . Raphael . ArtNews . May 1, 2009 . artnews.com . May 19, 2020.
  22. Web site: Provisional Painting Part 2: The Rest Lightly on the Earth . Rubinstein . Raphael . Art in America . February 3, 2012 . artnews.com . May 19, 2020.

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