• The “Selfies” by Michael Costello

    Date posted: October 4, 2016 Author: jolanta

    The “Selfies” are a series of self-portraits where my image is reflected in hand-held objects. The odd shape of the object brings to mind the Dutch tradition of anamorphosis- A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image,  while reminding us of the current trend in our culture of recording our moments of minutia to be preserved for posterity, in the hope that they will have historical importance.

    Recently The Selfies have morphed into a series of self-portraits where I examine myself as classical figures of tragi-comic such as Silenus, Pagliacci, and Gilles etc.

    Selected artworks from The Selfies series:

    costello_self-portrait-as-gilles-weeping_001

    costello_self-portrait-as-silenus_001

    self-portrait-of-pagliacci-3_001

    costello_selfie-with-silver-2

    costello_selfie-with-silver-3_001

    costello_selfie-with-silver-vanitas_001


    About the artist:

    CV/Resume

    Michael Costello
    PO Box 990165
    Boston, MA 02199
    www.michaelcostelloartist.com

    Education
    1973-1977       School of The Museum of Fine Arts

    Selected Solo Exhibitions
    2016    “New Paintings,” William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2015    “New Paintings,” William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2013    “Boxers and Ballerinas,” Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
    2012    “Art-Exhibitionism,” The Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
    2012    “Michael Costello: New Paintings,” Julie Heller East, Provincetown, MA
    2011    “Michael Costello: New Works”, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
    2010    “Selections from Gods and Monsters”, Julie Heller East, Provincetown, MA

    2010    “Michael Costello: New Works”, 101 Exhibit, Miami, FL
    2010    “Michael Costello Pastels”, The A Street Gallery, Boston, MA
    2009    “New Works on Paper”, The Wonderful Gallery, Freeport ME
    2008    “Gods and Monsters”, Gallery Privee, Sag Harbor, NY
    2007    “Models and Muppets”, Gallery XIV, Boston, MA
    2006    The Window Tree Gallery, Brunswick, ME
    2000    The Schoolhouse Center, Provincetown, MA
    1999    The Schoolhouse Center, Provincetown, MA
    1998    The Schoolhouse Center, Provincetown, MA
    1998    Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, MA
    1997    Kir Priore Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1996    The Provincetown Group Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1996    Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, MA
    1995    Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, MA
    1995    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1994    Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, MA
    1993    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1993    Mu Gallery, Boston, MA
    1992    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1992    The Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
    1991    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1990    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1989    The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA

    Group Exhibitions
    2013    “New Directions”, The Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
    2013    “Figurativas 2013”, La Fundación de las Artes y los Artistas, Barcelona, Spain
    2013    “Off the Wall”, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA
    2011    “Group Artists”, Pamela Williams Gallery, Amagansett, NY
    2010    “Mini Art Video Fest”, Jokai Club. Budapest, Hungary
    2010    “Former Fort Pointers”, Fort Point Channel, Boston, MA
    2010     ArtHamptons, Bridgewater, NY
    2009    “24th International Juried Show”,  Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
    2009    Art Basel, Miami, FL
    2009    “In Gratitude”, Tuc Rac Ter,  Budapest, Hungary
    2008    “National Juried Show, Drawing”, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
    2008    “Byrdcliffe Pollock-Krasner Fellows”, Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock, NY
    2006    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2006    The Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
    2006    “December Show”, Rice Pollack Gallery, Boston, MA
    2005    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2005    The Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA
    2005    The Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
    2004    “The Figure Now”, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
    2004    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2004    The Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA
    2004    The Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
    2003    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2003    The Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA
    2002    Susan Berke Fine Arts, Redbank, NJ
    2002    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2002    The Lee Musselman Gallery, Hudson, NY
    2002    The Ute Steibich Gallery, Lenox, MA
    2001    The Acacia Gallery, Gloucester, MA
    2001    The Clark House Gallery, Bangor, ME
    2001    The Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    2001    The Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA
    2001    The Ute Steibich Gallery, Lenox, MA
    2001    “Where Art Lives”, Susan Berke Fine Art, Redbank, NJ
    1999    “Revealing The Nude”, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
    1998    “Figure and Fantasy”, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
    1997    “Summer Invitational”, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
    1996    “Summer Realism Show”, Pepper Gallery, Boston, MA
    1996    “Works on Paper”, Barbara Singer Fine Arts Gallery, Cambridge, MA
    1994    “Fantastically Real”, Mills Gallery, Boston, Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
    1993    “Self Portrait”, Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA
    1993    “Summer Group”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
    1992    “Allegory Two”, The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1991    “Nuclear Solstice”, Mills Gallery, Boston, Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
    1990    “The Flag Show”, The New East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    1983    “First Annual Painting Competition”, Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA
    1982    “Small Works Show”, Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA
    1981    “New Artists”, The Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
    1980    “Small Works Show”, Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA

    Publications
    2013    “Michael Costello: Boxers and Ballerinas,” The Boston Globe, February 27, 2013
    2013    Alexis Avedisian, “Michael Costello at Gold Gallery,” Dig Boston, February 20, 2013
    2010    “Michael Costello, Gods and monsters”, American Art Collector, April
    2009    Galway, Bridget, “Of Muppets and Monsters”, WHL Review
    2009    Kennedy, Adam and Renee, “Michael Costello”, Best of American Artist, Pastel
    2008    Nash, Matthew, “Michael Costello at Gallery XIV”, Big Red & Shiny
    2003     Mc Kown, Rich, “Painting in the Nude”, Cape Cod Review
    1998    Hill, Shawn, “Style Rules”, Bay Windows
    1998    Mc Quaid, Cate, “Stills of Sacred Fruit”, The Boston Globe
    1992    Hill, Shawn, “Impending Doom”, Bay Windows
    1991    Mc Quaid, Cate, “Nuclear Solstice”, South End News
    1991    Stapen, Nancy, “Passion Fuels Nuclear Solstice”, The Boston Globe
    1990    Hill, Shawn, “Stress Points”, Bay Windows

    Corporate and Public Collections
    Federal Reserve
    Fidelity Investment
    Kemper Collection
    The Boston Public Library
    The Abrams Collection
    Wellington Management
    Provincetown Art Association and Museum

    Awards and Residencies
    2011     Residency at The Studios at Key West, Key West, FL
    2009    International Artists’ Residency/Seminar, Budapest
    2007    Pollock Krasner Byrdcliffe Master
    2007    Byrdcliffe Artist Colony Summer Residency


    www.michaelcostelloartist.com

     

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