Talent Nicolas Caesar

Channel:

Art

Genres:

Cartooning, Expressionism, Folk, Lowbrow / Pop Surrealism, Outsider Art, Self Taught, Visionary Art

Role:

Artist

Specialties:

Robots, cats, skeletons, parasites

Hometown:

Santa Clara

Nicolas Caesar is a self-taught artist hailing from Northern CA.

Founder of the Scary Art Collective, his artwork brings forth

a whimsical creepy landscape populated by beings

both sinister and sardonic. You will see glimpses of

Sideshow madness within his paintings mixed with

a healthy dose of 50’s B-Movie charm. The raw feel

of his work twists the familiar yet remains strikingly original.

Nicolas’ horrific characters, with their permanent, toothy grins,

reveal a playful quality to his art that challenges you

to keep from smiling along no matter what atrocity

they are currently plotting for your future.

- Bill Shafer, Hyaena Gallery

"When I saw your work, I immediately thought "Outsider Dark Noir," (I just made that up) - like the old 1930s-1950s Dark Noir feeling, that is what your work reminds me of, very intense and timeless!" - Madame Talbot.

expressionist, lowbrow, folk, outsider

Sponge brush, ink

faux chalkware

Awards

Won 1st and 2nd Place "Most Humorous", May - July 2007, ARTery Gallery, Benicia, California

Won 1st Place "Most Humorous", February - April 2007, ARTery Gallery, Benicia, California

Highlights

• Cool Cat Gallery, Sacramento, CA. "Alter Egos", Group Show, April, 2007-May 2007 voted NUMBER 1 on SN&R's "Route of the Month"

Memberships

• Founder, The Scary-Art Collective

• Co-Founder, The Mail Art Consortium

http://www.endustry.com/mailart/

Curator

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "Some like it hot" Group Show March 10-April 7, 2007

articles/interviews

• Sacramento News and Reviews, April 12, 2007. "Route of the Month"

• Contra Costa Times, March, 2007. "Go Figure"

• Tri-City Voice, August 8-14, 2006. "Art in the Park"

• Tri-City Voice, July 25-31, 2006. "Arts and Entertainment"

• Sacramento News and Reviews, July 2006. "FAUNA"

• Belio Magazine(Madrid-Spain), January 2004. "Fear", by Pablo and Javier IA.
• Rocketzine, December 2004. "The Twisted Art (An interview with Nicolas Caesar)", by Jennifer Darling.
• East Bay Express, March 10, 2004. "Letters to the editor".

• SF Weekly, February 11-17, 2004. "Love Dolls - Nicolas Caesar's Creepy Pals", by Ron Nachmann.

• San Francisco Bay Guardian, February 11-17, 2004. "Nicolas Caesar's Valentine Sideshow".

• South of Market Magazine Volume 13.3, April 1999. "Y2K and the Web: Rowan-Morrisson shows the correlation between the internet and the Apocalypse", by Rowan-Morrisson.

• Moonshade, October-September 1998. "Interview".

• PGW, June 1996. "Interview", by Glenn Booth.

• Industrial Nation, 1996. "Local scene report: Nicolas Seizure", by Aaron Johnston.

• Carpe Noctem, 1996. "Visual backdrop for Mortiis article".

• Deadly Nightshade "Interview".

film/TV/stage/cameos

• The Hip Crypt of Doktor Goulfinger, DVD, Berkeley, CA. "Voice of EMERG-O Skeleton" August 2004.

• The Parkway Theater: Thrillville, Oakland, CA. "Horror Host-Palooza Part 2: Rob Zombie/Bump in the Night Production's Captain Spalding" October 2003

• The Parkway Theater: Thrillville, Oakland, CA. "Horror Host-Palooza Part 1: Henshin Online's Mothra" October 2003

• The Hip Crypt of Doktor Goulfinger, BETV, Berkeley, CA. "Professor Nik" September 2003.
• The Ghoul Show, WB55, Cleveland, OH. "Drunk" June 2003.

• The Ghoul Show, WB55, Cleveland, OH. "Mad Cow/Job Hunter" May 29, 2003.
• The Big Chuck and Little John Show, Fox8, Cleveland, OH. "Appearance" May 2003.

• KRON News, KRON4, San Francisco, CA. "Expose on underground clubs, art profiled" October 1997

books

• The FBI says this is not called The Sociopath, by Jason Rogers

CDs

• Antidote Records, Under the Radar: Volume One

Notable Clients

• Unwoman

• Hyaena Gallery, Burbank, CA

• Joedon Comics

• Antidote Records

• G.Y.R.O's House of Terror

• Jason Rogers, Author

other experience

• Cervix, San Jose, CA. Prop designer, 1996.
• Survival Research Laboratories San Francisco, CA. Volunteer labor and material acquisition 1994.

• God Dog, San Jose, CA. Prop and costume designer, 1994

• Cool Cat Gallery, Sacramento, CA. "Paint for Paws", Group Show, July 2007

• The Hyaena Gallery, Burbank, CA. "Spookshow", co-show with Spinestealer, July 1-15, 2007

• Artspace Norwich Gallery, Norwich Ct. "Destination Artspace", Group Show, June-July, 2007

• The Main ARTery Gallery, Benicia, CA. "Americana", Group Show, May-July, 2007

• Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. "Alternative Press Expo" April 21-22, 2007

• The Hyaena Gallery, Burbank, CA. Selected pieces, April 2007-Current

• Alley Cuts, Sacramento, CA. "Monkeys and mermaids" An Art show curated by Kepi Ghoulie, Group Show April 14, 2007

• Brickhouse Gallery, Sacramento, CA. "Mark Fox, Nicolas Caesar, C!Nder" Group Show April 2007-May 2007

• Cool Cat Gallery, Sacramento, CA. "Alter Egos", Group Show, April, 2007-May 2007

• Sideshow Studios, Sacramento, CA. "2nd Saturday", Group Show, April 2007-May 2007

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "Some like it hot" Group Show March 10-April 7, 2007

• The Main ARTery Gallery, Benicia, CA. "Go Figure", Group Show, February-April, 2007

• studioYES!, Sacramento, CA. "Holiday Love", Group Show, December 9, 2006

• Retropolis, Houston, TX. Selected pieces, November 2006 - Current

• Suede, Scottsdale, AZ. "Madison Park Art Auction: Save the Arts Silent Auction" Group Show, November 30, 2006

• California Magic Dinner Theater, Martinez, CA. "Motley Art" Group Show November 5, 2006

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "Bodytribe's Annual Spooky Art Show" Group Show October 14, 2006

• California Magic Dinner Theater, Martinez, CA. "Motley Art" Group Show October 8, 2006

• California Magic Dinner Theater, Martinez, CA. "Motley Art" Group Show September 10, 2006

• Ardenwood Historic Farm & Patterson House, Fremont, CA. "Art in the Park" Group Show August 12, 2006

• California Magic Dinner Theater, Martinez, CA. "Motley Art presents Art Show Bizzarro" Group Show August 6, 2006

• Newark Java, Newark, CA. "Artistic Madlib" Group Show July 28, 2006

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "FAUNA- SSPCA Benefit" Group Show July 8, 2006

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "Anatomy" Group Show May 13, 2006

• Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. "Alternative Press Expo" April 8-9, 2006

• Pacific Palms, Milipitas, CA. "Wasteland: Spanksgiving" November 15, 2005

• The Parkway Theater, Oakland, CA. "The Chainsaw Mafia Film Festival: Installation by Nicolas Caesar and Temple Terkildesen" October 20, 2005

• Bodytribe, Sacramento, CA. "Halloween Art Show" Group Show October 8, 2005
• Pacific Palms, Milipitas, CA. "Wasteland: Opening Night" August 23, 2005

• Counter-Pulse, San Francisco, CA. "Bay Area Premiere of Thomas Nola's The Doctor w/installation by Nicolas Caesar" August 7, 2005

• La Luna Rouge, San Francisco, CA. "Nicolas Caesar's Encore Sideshow!" February 27, 2004.
• La Luna Rouge, San Francisco, CA. "Nicolas Caesar's Valentine Sideshow!" February 13, 2004.
• Temple of Atonement, San Francisco, CA. "Burning Man fundraiser" July 19, 2003.
• Bound, San Francisco, CA. "Nicolas Caesar's Big Art Show" 2001-2002.
• SOMARTS Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA. "Webzine '99" July 24, 1999.
• Roderick's Chamber, San Francisco, CA. "Nicolas Caesar's Spooky Art Show" 1997.
• Trocadero, San Francisco, CA. "Death Guild" Nicolas Seizure's Big Spooky Art Show August 16, 1996.
• Trocadero, San Francisco, CA. "Death Guild: Nicolas Seizure's Big Spooky Art Show" July 29, 1996.
• Cactus Club, San Jose. "Backlash Presents the art of Nicolas Seizure" June 27, 1996.
• G.Y.R.O's House of Terror, Santa Clara, CA. "Industrial Nightmare room" October 12-31, 1994.
• Dorman Building, San Jose, CA. "Poz Energy" Group show 1994

Robots, cats, skeletons, parasites

vintage toys, max Fleischer cartoons, basquiat, ralph steadman, i braineater