ERIC EXPOSITION

Eric’s landscapes convey poetic responses to myth, history, and the natural world, evoking themes of creation, metamorphosis, and the cyclical nature of existence. These works are united by the artist’s juxtaposition of the luminosity of gold with the visual and symbolic resonance of other mediums including oil and acrylic paint, shellac, straw, and fabric. Kiefer contrasts the materials’ varying tonalities and textures to impart the sublimity of nature and the weight of history. He alludes to gold’s allegorical significance by making reference to the metal’s use in sacred icons and ancient legends, its alchemical symbolism in relation to lead (another key material in his practice), and the ideal of a “golden age.”