Erik Parker

Erik Parker
Born 1968
Stuttgart, Germany
Education University of Texas at Austin & Purchase College
Known for Painting

Erik Parker (born 1968) is a New York-based artist. He has had solo exhibitions at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut; the De Appel in Amsterdam; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas; Colette in Paris; Honor Fraser in Los Angeles; and Galleri Faurschou in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Life and Work

Erik Parker was born in Stuttgart, Germany but later moved to San Antonio, Texas. Parker attended the University of Texas at Austin with artist Peter Saul before receiving a master of fine art from Purchase College in New York.[1]

Erik Parker is known for his precisely painted and organized worlds of chaos that exist within his brightly colored, intensely layered, highly saturated canvases. Parker's work depicts unique, fantastical scenes of biomorphic subjects and unworldly landscapes.[2] Parker methodically paints each composition to the optical extreme creating an intense visual experience.[3] His work maintains a premeditated sense of order all the while suggesting an underlying madness through his use of bold and fragmented forms.[4] Parker employs many styles in his work, from graffiti to psychedelic album covers and cartoons.[5] Drawing from elements of American subculture, Parker creates color infused paintings that illustrate his take on the pressing issues of our time.[6]

Solo Exhibitions

Year Exhibition Gallery/Museum Location
2012 Bye Bye Babylon Paul Kasmin Gallery New York, NY
2012 Too Mad to Be Scared Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Ridgefield, CT
2012 Other side of Morning and Bermuda Patricia Low Contemporary Gstaad
2011 Re-Upped Colette Paris, France
2011 Focus: Erik Parker Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX
2010 Endless Anytime Honor Fraser Los Angeles, CA
2010 Adapt Galleri Faurschou Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 Crisis Creation Paul Kasmin Gallery New York, NY
2008 Between Lines Marianne Boesky New York, NY
2007 Liner Notes De Appel Amsterdam
2007 Damage Control Honor Fraser Los Angeles, CA
2006 Half Cocked Taka Ishii Gallery Tokyo, Japan

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Kino, Carol (March 20, 2009). "No Longer Racing at the Speed of Art". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ Harvey, Michael (June 16, 2009). "Erik Parker". Art in America.
  3. ↑ Oliver, James (March 16, 2012). "Erik Parker Interview". POST-NEW.
  4. ↑ Frank, Priscilla (September 9, 2012). "Welcome To The Jungle: Erik Parker On 'Bye Bye Babylon'". Huffington Post.
  5. ↑ Smith, Roberta (January 21, 2005). "Art in Review; Erik Parker". New York TImes.
  6. ↑ "Erik Parker: Too Mad to Be Scared". The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

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