John casado biography
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Biography
Exhibitions
Bachelor of Arts, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
Studied at University of California, Los Angeles
Lives and works in San Francisco
Selected Solo Exhibitions
City Picture Frame galleri, San Francisco, Summer
City Picture Frame Gallery, San Francisco, Summer
Xibit Gallery, Los Angeles, Spring
Selected Group Exhibitions
Five Senses Projects, San Rafael, CA, Spring
I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA,
The Shapiro galleri, San Francisco, Fall
The Benham Gallery, Seattle, Fall
Louis Stern Gallery, Los Angeles, Spring
The Stephen Wirtz Gallery, (painting show)
Museum Collections
The New Orleans Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Selected Publications and Reviews
La Fotograpia Actual, No. , Spain August/September
Black + White Magazine, No. 59, Australia, February
The San Francisco Chronicle, Jesse Hamlin, May 25,
Male Nudes Now, New Visions for the 21
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John Casado's contemporary paintings that are anchored in the portraiture tradition, explore themes of sexuality, identity and race. The heads and faces that are depicted in the work have a mysterious dream-like quality that balances tension with openness. Using thin washes of color, the paintings take on a distinct transparence appearance that emphasizes their material natur and intimate subject matter. Millions of people have seen the work of John Casado, American born. He made his name in advertising and design where he created the branding for NEW LINE CINEMA, ESPRIT and MACINTOSH. His work in the music industry won him cult status and received a Grammy Award for design. In , John mounted a show of abstract paintings (alongside the work of Man Ray) at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco. Today his art involves photography. JOHN CASADO: AN ARTIST FOR OUR NEW CENTURY One indication that we have truly entered a new era of creativity are the photographs of John Casado. Hi
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Alexis Korner & Snape Arlo Guthrie Ashford and Simpson Bachman–Turner–Overdrive Boz Scaggs Boz Scaggs Captain Beefheart Carol King Carroll O’Connor Diana Ross Duke Ellington Eddie Rabbitt Gene Parsons Gloria Scott Gordon Lightfoot John Fahey and his Orchestra Kung Fu Little Richard Loggins & Messina Malo Malo Mason Proffit Mason Proffit Miracle Licks Redbone Sampler Sampler Sampler Sampler Seals & Croft The Band The Doobie Bros. The Doobie Bros. The Doobie Bros. The Doobie Bros. The Kinks Warner Bros. Zepher
The 70’s John & Barbara Casado Design Our first big break was Warner Bros. Records Album covers: Malo / Malo Dos / Clear Spot - Captain Beefheart / The Kink Kronikles Doobie Bros. album covers for Toulouse Street / Stampede / The Captain and Me / Takin’ It to the Streets Grammy Award for Best Album Cover of the Year: Mason Proffit “ Come & Gone” Warner Bros. Grammy Award Nomination for Best Album Cover: Loggins and Messina “On Stage” Columbia Records Bring Me the H