Cody Bayne American

Cody Bayne is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles who utilizes a variety of mediums including paint, mixed media, sculpture, and new media to explore themes of impermanence, identity, and coded vernaculars. Drawing inspiration from his urban surroundings, Bayne gathers materials from the city landscape to create a personal and sociocultural narrative through his work. His pieces incorporate images, text, and words to create a visual vernacular that is both familiar and enigmatic. Bayne's artistic practice is centered around the relationship between contemporary art and cultural intersectionality. He is fascinated by the beauty of discarded and flawed materials that are often overlooked, and uses them to create his unique compositions. His work is executed with a balance of formulaic parameters and action-oriented processes, and he embraces the role of immediacy and accidental interventions in the creative process. Throughout his practice, Bayne places great importance on the materials he chooses for his work, as they serve as witnesses to time, place, and moment. While he does not intentionally approach his work through a filter of social commentary, Bayne is aware that the urban landscape often leads to conversations around social issues.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Bayne has exhibited his work extensively across the United States, Canada, and Europe. His practice is influenced by 20th-century art movements such as Nouveau Réalisme and Art Informel, and he has coined the terms Neo-Urban Expressionism and Urban Informalism to describe his physical practice. Through his work, Bayne strives to create a visual dialogue that fosters connections between contemporary art and cultural intersectionality.