Category: Contemporary Art

The Boat

Today I’m getting a start on weathering the boat keel for the current painting. Next I’ll prep/mount the cladding. Eventually I’ll submerge the whole thing in water, freeze it, put it in the oven & start it on fire (among other things) before placing it in the painting.

 

Progress

I started this painting more than two years ago and am at last beginning to see its outcome.

Today I’m checking the proportions and relationship between the wooden boat and the painted surface. Long way to go on each, but I’m very happy with how things are turning out.

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Lures

I have a thing for fishing lures. I’m not sure why exactly… I don’t fish. Here’s some details from past #paintings. I use ashes and small seeds from our field for texture.

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Bicycle Fine Art At Profiles, NY

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The painting Verehrung at Profiles, NY (200 LEX) in the New York Design Center. Profiles and Bicycle Fine Art are collaborating to show an ongoing showcase of contemporary art and design.

New York Design Center: What’s New, What’s Next

  • Following the recent announcement and new collaboration with Profiles, Bicycle Fine Art is pleased to introduce contemporary artworks to Profiles’ NYDC showroom. Profiles has served the design community for over 35 years, and for the first time, fine art is being offered. This partnership showcases the curatorial talents of Bicycle Fine Art, who features stellar and emerging artists and whose work complements the furniture lines by the trade’s most preeminent designers. More information and guest registration can be found at http://www.nydc.com/wnwn. This free event will be taking place today, September 14th, at 200LEX, and open from 1:00 to 9:00PM.
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    We are honored for the opportunity to curate and present this dialogue between Eric Lee’s ‘Verehrung’ and Robert Marinelli’s refined and sophisticated furniture line. Robert Marinelli’s timeless vision creates an intimate and warm space which invites one to experience Eric Lee’s prolific narrative across five panels. The common theme of subdivision and similar color palettes are reflected in both Robert Marinelli’s furniture and Eric Lee’s painting, creating a comprehensive aesthetic that marries the design elements of the space.
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    Eric Lee
    Verehrung, 2008
    [EL.08]
    Oil, ignited gunpowder, ash, paper on five hardboard panels
    Display Dimensions: 48 x 114 in.
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    #bicyclefineart #profilesny #collaboration#curated #robertmarinelli #ericlee #nydc#whatsnewwhatsnext #wnwn #wnwn2017#interiordesign #designinspo#contemporaryart #luxuryhome#furniture #showroom #designvignettes#inviting #sophisticated #prolific#preeminent #narrative

New Painting Video

Here’s a quick Instagram tour of a 2’x2′ painting on panel in progress. I imagine this will take much of the winter to complete:

 

Presentation at UWEC

I had an amazing time with UWEC art students this morning. I loved every minute of it. I pulled no punches and was very straight with them about my experiences and what awaits them “out there” in the art world. I did my very best to encourage and inspire them, and to embolden them about their importance and worth. I care a lot for students and I wish them the very best.

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