"Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend," solo show by Casey McGlynn at Bau-Xi Gallery

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This August, Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is thrilled to present “Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend,” the highly anticipated solo exhibition by nationally collected artist, Casey McGlynn. This show will be exhibited at the gallery’s Toronto flagship location 1384 Dufferin Street from August 8 to 29. The opening reception is on Thursday, August 8 from 5 – 7 pm with the artist in attendance. 

"Get Lost In The Art, And The Art Becomes Your Friend" exemplifies the power art holds to communicate one’s thoughts, feelings, and memories in a visual way and allows an artist to live on through their work.

For Casey McGlynn, this exhibition is comprised of “paintings that in the most painterly way deal with mortality, legacy and with the body it’s place at different ages in the world. Personal life is put down on the paintings to remember.” - Casey McGlynn, 2024

McGlynn’s paintings are visual composites of autobiography and collective memory, at once literal and endlessly symbolic. Highly referential images—animals, people, popular media, and textual documents—narrate scenes from the artist’s life while also prompting the viewer’s imagination through allegory and archetype. Working with a combination of techniques, McGlynn imbues this timeless visual repertoire with contemporary life: adventurous explorations of colour, humour, and satire are delivered.