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:
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
