Opening Reception - Casey Williams: New Work

In this new body of work Casey Williams captures both the tension and tranquility of the Houston Ship Channel - a subject he has investigated for nearly twenty years. Fascinated by the patterns found in the water and the worn surfaces of ships hulls, this new work intentionally alludes to the Abstract Expressionists. In framing the side of a ship with the camera lens, Williams reveals the uncalculated marks left on the boat by workers, water, and time, and the more purposeful acts of the artist, who paints, scrapes, and repaints.