About The Artist
Charles Buckley is an American artist who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Buckley received a BFA in painting from the California College Of Arts in Oakland, California in 1994 and an MFA from Hunter College in New York in 2000. To the artist, the practice of drawing and painting is a mean...
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Susan Eley Fine Art was founded in 2006 by Susan Eisner Eley, who continues her tenure as owner and director of the space. Currently, SEFA operates two galleries—on the Lower East Side in NYC and in Hudson in Upstate New York. 
Remembering How Things Could Be
Artist: Charles Buckley
Price:
$1,400.00
Medium: Painting
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Creation Date: 2021
Materials: Ink and flashe on paper
Dimensions: 12" x 15" x 1"
Finish: Unframed
About the Item: Buckley produces ink drawings that feel like mechanically printed matter. His imagery is sourced from mid-century vintage media, yet manipulated by the artist’s own hand. His recent work, entitled “Striation Series,” demonstrates a masterful usage of ink and pencil or charcoal on paper to create handmade works that feel like printed materials from mid-century media. Specifically, Buckley sources anonymous vintage photographs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. He then manipulates these images by adding horizontal lines (a reference to television of the era) or a pixelated dot pattern (a reference to newspapers and printed material of the era). In fact, the process actually reflects an erasure, where parts of the image are deleted to obscure details and emphasize sentiment. Buckley seeks to stress that the act of remembering inherently includes forgetting, to some extent. Nostalgia is produced through selective memory, and perhaps this impetus is why the artist chooses photographs of unknown people rather than ones of his family from the same time period.
About The Artist
Charles Buckley is an American artist who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Buckley received a BFA in painting from the California College Of Arts in Oakland, California in 1994 and an MFA from Hunter College in New York in 2000. To the artist, the practice of drawing and painting is a means of engaging with the world and investigating preconceived notions. His notable “Progression” paintings are rendered on multiple canvases and are an investigation of the construction of narrative and progress. Often, Buckley’s oeuvre deals with the concept of “leakage,” which he describes as “the area where things cannot be explained rationally, yet fit within the logic of the painting and seem to be known.” His works have been acquired by national and international private collections. The artist has exhibited at venues including Madarts (Brooklyn, NY); Giacobetti Paul Gallery (Brooklyn, NY); Hunter College (New York, NY); Gallery Here (Oakland, CA); CCA Gallery (Oakland, CA); and Nexus Gallery (New York, NY). Buckley is represented by Susan Eley Fine Art (New York, NY and Hudson, NY) and has shown at both of the Gallery’s locations.
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