Still Life with Flowers, Number 38

Casey Gray, born in Palo Alto and now based in San Francisco, is a contemporary visual artist who is primarily a painter, but also works in printmaking, design, and murals. Gray groups his paintings into collections —Arrangements, Cabinets, Florals, and Waves — all literal descriptions of what the viewer will find in each piece: arrangements and cabinets of a seemingly unrelated collection of cultural symbols, odd knick-knacks, vases, fruits, clocks etc., floral still lives, and geometric designs of waves. Using aerosol paints, Grey creates each composition in what he describes as a “skewed realism”, mixing trompe l’oeil, pop, geometric, flat, technical, and figurative styles to create a visual maze and fantastical journey for the viewer.

The florals of Casey Gray reflect his interest and involvement with street art and mural painting as well as his high regard and learned appreciation of classical painting motifs, inspired by 17th century European masters.

Gray’s art has been collected by major collections including the Microsoft Art Collection, the Capital One Art Program, and the Fidelity Investments Art Collection. He was commissioned by the City of West Hollywood to create custom bus wrap designs for the City Line Commuter Shuttle, and he was part of the Artist in Residence program at Meta HQ.