The Entomologist, oil on panel, 12 x 18". Courtesy Rehs Contemporary, New York, NY.After finding a cicada in his yard, still life artist Todd Casey knew exactly what he wanted to paint, and over the course of several years developed The Entomologist. “The concept was to build a character, perhaps a lover of bugs (an entomologist),” he says. “Many of the objects suggest a narrative—the letters, the bug case and also the pen—as if the character was working at this table, perhaps writing about the cicada.”
The painting, which reminds the artist of his curiosities of childhood, is included in his forthcoming book, The Art of Still Life, which will be published in the spring by Monacelli Press.
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