Featuring Whispering in Parallel | Entering Permanence | Fogline | KACE
Stanley Casselman is a contemporary abstractionist whose work explores the emotional architecture of light, gesture, and material restraint. Through series like Whispering in Parallel, Entering Permanence, Fogline, and KACE, his practice unfolds as a meditation on perception—each composition inviting the viewer to engage not only with what is seen, but with what is sensed.
In Whispering in Parallel, Casselman constructs subtle yet structured surfaces that shimmer with atmospheric energy. Built on tension between control and fluidity, the series feels almost weightless—an exercise in restraint that echoes the whisper of movement across space. The resulting works hum with quiet complexity, offering viewers an entry point into a slowed, introspective rhythm.
His Entering Permanence series furthers this exploration through bold vertical gestures, often layered in succession. Here, color is suspended in translucent fields, creating a tension between motion and stillness. Each line feels as though it has been pulled from a deeper current—present, but fleeting.
Fogline, by contrast, delves into abstraction through softened clarity. These works evoke the ephemeral nature of boundary—where form fades into light, and surface gives way to sensation. Casselman’s brushwork moves like atmosphere itself—at once diffused and precise.
From Canvas to Couture: The KACE Collaboration
In his KACE series, Casselman bridges fine art and fashion through a striking collaboration with renowned designer Naeem Khan. The project—short for Kinematic Abstraction, Constructive Energy—brings together Khan’s intricate florals with Casselman’s fluid abstraction, each layered on silk-screened surfaces with extraordinary precision.
Works from the KACE series embody a cross-disciplinary dialogue: couture-level detail merges with gestural painting, creating pieces that are both ornamental and powerful. “It’s my hands, his eyes; his hands, my eyes,” Khan describes. The series is a testament to shared vision and seamless execution—where two creative languages speak as one.
Discover His Work
From the meditative grace of Whispering in Parallel to the architectural depth of Entering Permanence and Fogline, and the high-gloss fusion of KACE, Stanley Casselman’s practice spans mediums, moods, and dimensions. At once technical and transcendent, his abstract works offer a sensory dialogue between surface and soul—inviting us to experience motion, color, and memory in slow, deliberate harmony.
Process
KACE Series
Fogline Series
Entering Permanence Series
Whispering in Parallel Series
