lies unsaid
Simple curiosity, or even voyeurism, is a profound dynamic that we all, as a society, engage in. Concern, observation, awareness, or pleasure can drive an intrinsic need to know. Like the deep thoughtfulness of paintings of Edward Hopper, Cam DeCaussin’s artwork is inspired by walks in ordinary neighborhoods, using the low light of evening, where each window transforms into a TV screen depicting an intimate story.
DeCaussin’s oil paintings are an empathetic witness to domestic scenes that often reveal a sense of anxiety and solitude. While painting each scene, he develops his own narrative, projecting onto it his own struggles and thoughts, while observing with sympathy the faint promise of being a presence in an anonymous life.
DeCaussin lives and works in Phoenix and has a bachelor of fine art from Grand Valley State University in Michigan and a master of fine art from Arizona State University.
Exhibition | Scottsdale Public Art
Lies Unsaid—Paintings by Cam DeCaussin was on view December 5, 2019-January 1 2020 at the Appaloosa Public Gallery inside Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255.
Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation provided a workshop connected to this exhibition. Titled Memories in Oil, participants had the opportunity to work alongside DeCaussin to paint in oil a memory from their childhoods or past. Click here to view details.