Acres of Air

Jackson's Casady's fourth solo exhibition, "Acres of Air," examines LA's multi-dimensional history and our community's enduring relationship with America's pastime, baseball, through abstract and satirical paintings. The work in the show will focus on deconstructing the field’s landscape and exploring the overlooked, and not typically portrayed, unheroic moments within the game using varied painting techniques.

A series of large abstract paintings in the show will reference untamed, green landscapes of wild baseball fields before the development of stadiums. The work will hold critique and meditation on the idea of the environmental impact these stadiums have on the land and neighborhoods. Partnering with Buried Under the Blue, a non-profit group fighting for awareness, support, and justice for the Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop neighborhoods displaced by Dodger Stadium, the exhibit will raise funds for and historical awareness about these communities as well as illustrate the beauty of the erased lush and pastoral landscape of Elysian Park.

The show will also feature satirical paintings of deprecating moments in the game that aren’t usually depicted – a batter getting hit by a pitch, an outfielder dropping a fly ball, an infielder “air mailing” a ball over another player’s head. Having played, watched, and studied the sport all his life, and still continuing to play in an adult league in Pasadena, Casady is excited to say something new about America’s oldest game.

Fulcrum Arts is an established 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, and through their Emerge Program all contributions made to this project through Fulcrum Arts are 100% tax-deductible.