interview Liz McCray
Interviewing Charlie Immer was refreshing. His responses and words of honesty broughtsmiles and deep reflection to his work and hisinner workings. His personality in all ways evokes what his art is, as if he may actually be a character in one of his own paintings – his distinctive palette of pastel colors acts as a safety blanket of candy-coated sweetness, which allows the viewer the comfort to take a deeper look at what is really going on in Immer’s art. The underlying layers of guts, gore, and skeletons are all spirited, creating underlying stories with a playful subtext that threads through his work. “This is a happy- go-lucky, skin-tearing, gut-ripping, blood- spraying, bone-bending universe that they live in,” Immer replied when we asked him about the storyline of his artwork. Immer has exhibited all over the world and is currently living in Maryland, and he also seems to be highly addicted to candy and is worried about his teeth and inner workings. Thank you, Charlie, we really enjoyed interviewing you and hopefully we will meet in person someday. Make sure to read the interview, and enjoy his artwork at www.charlieimmer.com.