Structure and Imagery

Painter, James Erikson has put together a limited edition artist's book entitled "Origin of Oranges." The elegant accordion style design contains collages and woodcuts, by Erikson, digitally scanned, reproduced and accompanied by poems by Daniel Hales, Amy Thatcher, Robin Stout and AJay McLaughlin. James Erikson, Origin of Oranges #1 , 2015, Woodcut Who Waits Who Runs by Robin Stout You say I am too happy to be a poet. You, you ubiquitous you. Floating in and out, in and out of my poems like clouds in a blue, blue sky. You say my pain is more frightened lamb than wounded lion. That I am low on ink. And, besides I don't dress right. That's what you know. I am the guy on Atlantic Avenue with apricot hair. I am the swollen river, the fifteen- dollar sandwich. I am the woman in head-to-toe black on a coral street. I am the car stuck in traffic. I am the dog who waits who runs behind you and sinks yello...

James Erikson working in his studio in Philadelphia. James Erikson will discuss the diverse methods, inspirations and influences that led to his new body of work currently on view. Saturday, January 30, 3pm. Stout Projects 55 Meadow Street, #310 Brooklyn, NY info

Installation view of Some Trees: New Work by James Erikson Here is a quick, sneak peek at James Erikson's upcoming show Some Trees opening at Stout Projects  on Saturday, January 9 from 3 - 5 pm. This exhibition will see Erikson present sculptures for the fist time as well new large paintings and collage works. James Erikson: Some Trees Opening Saturday, January 9, 3 - 5 pm January 9 - February 6, 2016 Stout Projects info

Artist, Debra Ramsay takes a closer look. Detail of work (on left) from photo above. From the Press Release: Petzel Gallery is delighted to announce the inauguration of our new uptown location with an exhibition of early paintings by Charline von Heyl. The group of paintings assembled was previously exhibited in Cologne and Munich between 1991 and 1995, before the artist moved to New York. This will be the first showing of the work in the United States. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog with an interview between Isabelle Graw and the artist. Cologne in the late 1980s was dominated by a debate about the merits and pitfalls of painting. If there was any point of agreement, it was in rejection of the mythic landscapes of Anselm Kiefer and the gestural marks of the internationally acclaimed neo-expressionists. However esoteric the arguments about painting may seem today, they helped clarify a skeptical position on painterly authenticity that wa...

  Karl Bielik   Karl Bielik and Paul Behnke   James Erikson, Karen Baumeister, Dale McNeil, and Julie Torres  My curator's statement from the exhibition catalog :   The Ability of Paint By Paul Behnke “Painting is feeling. There are situations, states of mind, mood which call for some form of artistic expression, because one knows that only some form of art is capable of going beyond them to give us intuitive contact with a superior set of truths.” – Roger Hilton When I was first approached about curating this show I had two immediate thoughts. The first was that I wanted to put together a strong exhibit including the painters I most admire. And the second was that I wanted my role to be more of an organizer rather than a curator.   The term organizer implies, at least in my mind, being one of the gang both literally and philosophical...

  Postcard image: Matthew Neil Gehring, For Whom this Glen is Sacred , 2013, oil on canvas, 78x84 in. (click to enlarge) I am organizing a show for Katheryn Markel Fine Arts and hope you will be able to join us for the opening on January 4th. From the Press Release: Eight Painters Organized by Paul Behnke With Karen Baumeister, Paul Behnke, Karl Bielik, James Erikson, Matthew Neil Gehring, Dale McNeil, Brooke Moyse, and Julie Torres January 4, 2014 – February 1, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 4, 6:00 – 8:00 PM New York, NY (December 6, 2013) – Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is pleased to present Eight Painters , a group exhibition organized by painter Paul Behnke, presenting new and recent abstract work by Karen Baumeister, Paul Behnke, Karl Bielik, James Erikson, Matthew Neil Gehring, Dale McNeil, Brooke Moyse, and Julie Torres. The show will run from January 4, 2014 to February 1, 2014. The exhibit ...

The next artist in our In Process series is James Erikson . James lives and maintains a studio in Philadelphia and recent exhibitions include his one person outing, Quartet at LGTripp Gallery and the group exhibition Surface As Signifier held at the Marlin Gallery at  Camden County College. Here the painter gives us a look at the development of his piece, Slow Morning completed in 2012, along with a couple of informative, inspirational shots that influenced his process. "(This one) was at the Phillies game -- a definite visual connection. . . ." From the artist's statement: I make nature-based abstractions with special attention given to layering and surface variety. The imagery is a dialogue between organic and geometric. I use natural colors, carefully chosen color relationships with nature-influenced light. I want to see the physicality of the process but still retain a mystery as to how the painting transpired. The surface...

Installation view of Quartet , paintings by James Erikson A Song For You , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. Finding A Place , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. From the Artist's Statement: I am drawn to the simple forms of monuments and monoliths but also to their deep connection to life and death. My paintings are not about particular monuments or monoliths but I do want them to function on a similar, basic human level emotionally. I hope they are reflective of the contemporary human experience. Sunday Morning April , 2011, oil on canvas, 56 x 54 in. Slow Morning , 2012, oil on canvas, 54 x 56 in. Golden Window , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. Scholar's Stone , 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 66 in. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installation of Small Paintings , oil on canvas or linen. From an installat...