Roy McCarthy: Atmospheric Graffiti

October 17, 2012 - November 11, 2012

Roy McCarthy speaks about his new show ATMOSPHERIC GRAFFITI:

When I was a teenager I could draw really well. When I was in my twenties I couldn’t. That’s when my creativity changed directions. I began to build things and rip things apart, plant things and rip things out until I was happy with what I saw. The one consistent aspect of art that has always been with me has been photography and I usually have my cameras with me most of the time. At the age of 47 I quit work and went back to school to study digital art. I was told by my art professors that I lacked focus in my portfolios and frankly, I’m fine with that.

I usually take photographs while I’m on my way to do something else and I never know when I’ll run into something that I need to record. As a result, I get lots of different images related to lots of different things. I am especially interested in matting and framing my own prints with vintage and antique frames that I’ve restored or by making my own frames that look vintage.