Andrew Crusham is an artist living and working in Philadelphia (born 1991 in Cincinnati, OH). They are an oil painter who explores ordinary and somewhat slower moments in contemporary life through a cinematic lens.

Artist statement

A Philadelphia based artist, Andrew Crusham explores moments of casualness and nonchalance in the modern world through cinematic imagery. Their work seeks to highlight both the relevancy of our time and its strange feeling of unimportance, a contradiction they feel deserves deeper examination.

In their approach to painting these images, they draw inspiration from artists ranging from the more modernist figurative work of Diebenkorn to the expressive, impressionist strokes of Morisot. Their practice is heavily influenced by cinematic qualities, including composition, lighting, and motifs. Filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch and Kogonada, particularly how they can convey ideas through singular shots, help inform their paintings and draw meaningful connections.

Their use of recurring themes and subjects, often portraying people with an air of indifference, becomes interconnected and eventually converges from one work to another. It is this interrelation of the individual paintings that begins to form a broader sort of narrative, not unlike the films they are influenced by.