Charles Buckley, "Artist Focus"

In our new "Artist Focus" series, SEFA is pleased to continue offering works by mainstay Gallery artists, such as Charles Buckley. Please contact susie@susaneleyfineart.com to inquire about "Betty and Her Beetle" and other pieces by our dynamic roster of artists.

Charles Buckley is an American artist who currently lives in Brooklyn. Buckley produces ink drawings that feel like mechanically printed matter. His imagery is sourced from mid-century vintage media, yet manipulated by his 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.