RAY CAESAR

Ray Caesar

Ray Caesar is a talented painter who works in both real and digital media. His subjects are usually young females dressed in a mockingly Victorian fashion. He exaggerates visual Victorian archetypes symbolizing wealth, high birth, and status, including the long, layered dresses, pale skin, painted lips, high foreheads, and powdered hair. His figures usually involve themselves in whimsical, or sometimes even lewd, acts or poses, somewhat satirizing the idea of a classical, prestigious portrait with a disturbing yet childish air. These characteristics combined with his smooth and vivid style of painting make for beautifully creepy works.

Amanda Qualls