Casper Brindle Finish Fetish & Light And Space

Using airbrush, auto paints, resin and wood, Casper Brindle creates infinite horizons in evocative suggestions of land and sea.

- Heather Fuller & Editor Kriss Perras

Q&A

MAJ: What are the Finish Fetish and Light and Space art movements, and how are you connected to this group of West Coast artists?

BRINDLE Finish Fetish and Light and Space are art movements that were born in Southern California in the 1960s, in direct response to the culture, environment and geography of the region. Artists of the time, James Turrell, Craig Kauffman, Robert Irwin, to name a few, began working with new materials - light, both natural and artificial, industrial plastics, glass - to engage the viewer’s perception and experience of the work in innovative ways. Growing up in West Los Angeles, and being immersed in the unique light of California definitely influenced my work in the way it influenced the artists working in the 60s and 70s, I imagine. There’s something about the light here that is like no place else. On a technical level, I use similar materials - resin, automotive paints - to capture the effects of light with pure color.

MAJ: Your paintings seem to be inspired by Rothko. What makes your art uniquely a Casper Brindle?