Casey’s ceramics practice references historical illustrations drawn from an eclectic mix of folklore, mythology, classical literature, and contemporary pop culture. Blending childhood nostalgia with long-standing East Asian ceramic traditions, his works move fluidly between the historical and the contemporary, creating a visual language that feels at once playful, layered, and deeply personal. Through hand-thrown vessels and intricately painted surfaces, Casey pays homage to the enduring history of porcelain craftsmanship while reimagining its place within contemporary culture.
Drawing upon imagery from the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, alongside Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, animation, and popular iconography, Casey creates richly detailed works that collapse distinctions between high and low culture, memory and myth, ornament and storytelling. His practice often reflects on cultural identity and inheritance, exploring how tradition can be carried forward, transformed, and made newly relevant through contemporary expression.
The resulting works become a cultural pastiche where ancient motifs, decorative traditions, and references to childhood cartoons coexist across luminous ceramic surfaces. Technically meticulous and conceptually expansive, Casey’s practice invites a dialogue around migration, nostalgia, craft, and the evolving relationship between historical making traditions and contemporary artistic perspectives.
Drawing upon imagery from the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, alongside Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, animation, and popular iconography, Casey creates richly detailed works that collapse distinctions between high and low culture, memory and myth, ornament and storytelling. His practice often reflects on cultural identity and inheritance, exploring how tradition can be carried forward, transformed, and made newly relevant through contemporary expression.
The resulting works become a cultural pastiche where ancient motifs, decorative traditions, and references to childhood cartoons coexist across luminous ceramic surfaces. Technically meticulous and conceptually expansive, Casey’s practice invites a dialogue around migration, nostalgia, craft, and the evolving relationship between historical making traditions and contemporary artistic perspectives.
