Erik Benson: Eminent Domain

April 15, 2011–June 4, 2011

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Erik Benson: Eminent Domain

Erik Benson’s dystopian and romantic artwork of layered acrylic on canvas has been labeled as both descriptive of the urban beauty and reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints. Benson’s stark graphic interpretations of urban reality are formulated on glass tables, where he spreads thin layers of acrylic paint, allows the paint to dry, then cuts out […]

Brick by Stick, The Cityscapes of Erik Benson

Erik Benson paints scenes that are quiet and still. There are no people in his paintings, though traces of their presence are everywhere. If ever a case could be made for seeing paintings up close, the work of Brooklyn-based painter Erik Benson is it. There is a clarity and attention to detail in the group […]

Beauty in Blight

Erik Benson’s urban landscapes have a poetic quality. Erik Benson might qualify as a sculptor as much as a painter. His process is one of building a painting in collaged layers of acrylic paint, much as a sculptor might build a bas-relief. The resulting works will show at Eight Modern gallery on Delgado Street in […]

PRESS RELEASE – Erik Benson: Eminent Domain

April 15 – June 4 Artist’s Reception: April 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Contact: Meghan Ferguson 505 995 0231 info@eightmodern.net SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Eight Modern is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, Erik Benson: Eminent Domain. Erik Benson’s contemporary landscape paintings are simultaneously dystopian and romantic, exhibiting a discerning intelligence and graphic punch. He works […]

Preview: Erik Benson

Erik Benson’s paintings are quiet commentaries on our architectural world. His works critique uniformity and gentrification in American neighborhoods. In an ArtNews review, Christopher French observed, “Erik Benson represents a persuasive, dystopian take on the American landscape. In his paintings on canvas and paper, the normalcy of suburban views dominated by edifices of glass and […]