
CRAIG CULLYArtist and Educator
Success of Failure
This body of work operates as a rehearsal for and revisitation of (my) success at failure as I look both backwards and forwards at my life through the lens of middle age. Each painting, through both image and form, strives to realize a kind of telos which will bring about an absolute resolution between the disparate formal elements and the individual egos of the protagonists—each having their own intentions, needs and desires. While the heterogeneous appearance of these paintings speaks of an incongruous approach to rectifying personal conflicts, their ability to harmonize disparate forces expresses the possibility of achieving balance, even if complex and tentative.

(Birthday Portrait at 45) oil on panel 26" x 16.5"

(Birthday Portrait at 44) oil on panel 48.5" x 34.5"

(Birthday Portrait at 43) oil on panel 36" x 33"

(In the Studio at 40) oil on panel 32" x 32"

oil on panel 6.5" x 4"

oil on panel 32" x 34"

oil on panel(s) 30" x 21" 30" x 18"

To Get Good oil on panel 10" x 10"

oil on panel 12" x 11"

oil on panel 8" x 8"

oil on panel 11.75" x 12"

oil on panel 12" x 15"

oil on panel 20" x 20"

oil on panel 20" x 20"

oil on panel 42" x 34"