Ed Cascone Art Exhibition

ED CASCONE ART EXHIBITION

Simpsonville Arts Center

Aug. 2nd | 6 - 8 p.m.

Tickets MUST be reserved on Eventbrite and presented at doors

Wine and light hors d'oeuvres to be served

Visit www.edcasconesaxman.com for more information about Ed Cascone as an artist, writer and musician

Sponsored by City of Simpsonville, Frazier Engineering, Countybank and Carolina Olive Oil

Artist Statement by Edward Cascone | Visual Artist, Writer & Musician

My artwork derives from two very different worlds. The first is reality based, where one can expect to see things for what they are, and the other is abstract surrealism, where reality is lost.

In my quest for deeper meaning through creativity, I have used unconventional mediums such as insulation foam, which allows me to build the surface quickly with surprising results. I wrestle with mixed mediums, watercolors and acrylics to produce landscapes, portraits and abstract/surrealist work, jumping from highly detailed reality-based subjects to the disorganized entropic landscapes that are a part of my nature. I wish to express the human condition with no limitations. I have committed myself to continue experimenting with different mediums and color techniques to create works of art that will distinguish me as a fine artist.

I am motivated by the jazz saxophonists of the bebop era that inspired me for decades. This is the music of abstract and surreal landscapes that reverberate in my mind as I work. It is the voice of entropy that expresses chaos and order, joy and sorrow, birth and death.

My exploration of the American jazz culture has inspired me to pay tribute to great sax musicians such as Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordan and Cannonball Adderley. Their musical expressions have inspired me to learn how to play the saxophone, which became another facet of my creativity.

Artist Bio for Edward Cascone | Visual Artist, Writer & Musician

Edward Cascone began his formal art education in 1969 at School of Visual Arts, New York City. There he studied painting and drawing under the supervision of the renowned artist Chuck Close.  

He worked as an art conservationist at Julius Lowey/Shar/Sisto, Manhattan, N.Y. There he learned how to restore priceless works of art and also took an interest in photo-restoration. 
In the years that followed, he painted and photographed landscapes of Fire Island, N.Y. and exhibited his work at the annual Ocean Beach Arts & Crafts Show.

In 2005 he enrolled at Dowling College in an effort to finish his education and obtain his bachelor of arts. He studied political science, art and English literature. During this time, he served on the college newspaper The Lion’s Voice as graphic designer, photographer and reporter. In 2011 he graduated with honors. He has written and published short stories and poetry and completed his first novel that same year.

In September 2017, he relocated to Lyman, S.C. with his wife, Charlene. Since then, the artist has produced dozens of landscapes of Greenville. In 2020 he was commissioned to paint a mural, measuring 7 ft. by 11 ft., that can be seen at The Greene Apartments at 1108 Main St. His work is represented through Open Art Studios,14 S. Main St., Greenville, S.C.

For more information visit his website: edcasconesaxman.com.