Scarecrow
Yes! After many months of talking and several more months of planning and a few trips to the printers shop to ask dumb questions and then only a few weeks of drawing but then a few more months designing and printing and here it is:
Scarecrow, the new artist's book from John Casey. 64 pages of unseen drawings from the center of the subconscious. Published right here at Rowan Morrison!
Casey’s drawings are a carnival of the grotesque, depicting human bodies deformed by their own inner emotions. Inspired by his own fascination with “fictitious human morphology” and the expression of his inner psyche, Casey’s work exists as a study of how we might look if our physical state reflected our emotional one.
John Casey’s work have been exhibited in the Bay Area in the DeYoung Collection, Swarm Gallery, SFMOMA Artist’s Gallery, and the di Rosa Preserve, as well as in Miami, Los Angeles, Nashville, Seattle and Berlin.
Casey’s drawings are a carnival of the grotesque, depicting human bodies deformed by their own inner emotions. Inspired by his own fascination with “fictitious human morphology” and the expression of his inner psyche, Casey’s work exists as a study of how we might look if our physical state reflected our emotional one.
John Casey’s work have been exhibited in the Bay Area in the DeYoung Collection, Swarm Gallery, SFMOMA Artist’s Gallery, and the di Rosa Preserve, as well as in Miami, Los Angeles, Nashville, Seattle and Berlin.
Scarecrow is printed with black and rust-red soy inks onto 100% recycled natural toned papers. There are also several secret "ghost" pages which are printed with silver ink on black papers that look just gorgeous. The book is 6" x 9", has an introductory essay by James Kaufmann, perfect binding (with animal-free adhesives), and is an edition of only 500 copies. Printed and bound at 1984.
It gets even better... each book is hand numbered and signed by the artist himself. And thanks to our powerful influence over the publishing industry, this bad boy is available at a reasonable retail price of only $20. Wholesale terms available.
Scarecrow gets unleashed on Devil's Night, October 30th, and to celebrate we are having a book release party right here at Rowan Morrison in Oakland and you are invited. John will be showcasing some original drawings from the book, as well as answering your oddball requests and signing books. That's 7-10pm at Rowan Morrison Gallery (330 40th St.) in Oakland, CA. As always, this event is free. There will be candy.
If you can't make it to the event, you should be ashamed, but you can still get your copy of Scarecrow on the Rowan Morrison website. Click the John Casey Scarecrow link here to get more info about the book, see more images, and order your copy (we are already taking pre-orders now).
John Casey's blog: bunnywax.com
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