{"id":9726,"date":"2012-02-02T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T15:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=9726"},"modified":"2012-02-03T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:04:29","slug":"eric-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2012\/02\/02\/eric-white\/","title":{"rendered":"~ERIC WHITE . . . no animals allowed (!!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

FILE UNDER: flash from the past !!<\/p>\n

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painter ERIC WHITE<\/strong> – at the RICH JACOBS opening, FUSE GALLERY, NYC. JULY 23, 2006.
\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

I knew I had a photo of this guy. if not a couple. here he is at the memorable Rich Jacobs opening – a few years back. make that 6 years back.<\/p>\n

ERIC WHITE<\/strong> is the moving-to-the-forefront-quick ‘realist’ painter whose ‘magic’ realism portrait of MIE in the show: ‘MIE: A Portrait by 35 Artists’ – was hi-lighted in our JANUARY 2012 posts.
\nthe show is still up at FREIGHT+VOLUME – it runs thru FEB 25, 2012.<\/p>\n

see: the Jan 2012 post !!<\/a><\/p>\n

American realism and portraiture – seem to be the trends going into the new season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

as opposed to 2011<\/strong> – which could be called: THE YEAR of the ANIMAL<\/strong>, from MAURIZIO CATTELAN at the Guggenhiem with his swinging taxidermied dogs<\/strong> and horses<\/strong>, onto the imaginary realm of the ‘snoop-doggy<\/strong> dog<\/strong>‘ of the J.T. YOST comics, published on Bird<\/strong> Cage Bottom Books, no less (!!) and even including Andrew Guenther’s ‘Talking to a Fish’<\/strong> !! <\/p>\n

yep, look back over the coverage. almost every exhibit of last year had some animal reference, even if it was just the ROCKAWAY FESTIVAL of the BEES<\/strong> happening the same day as the skateboarder ‘SERGEV VUTU & LELE – LIVE IN THE USA’ show at, where else: ELK<\/strong> (!!). even that URS FISCHER laminated & illustrated table show – had some little bird<\/strong>, or chick and egg<\/strong> . . table accessories !!<\/p>\n

not to forget – the grandaddy of them all . . . ‘Put A Bird on It’ <\/strong>– oh, PORTLANDIA !! <\/p>\n

and yes, !! even down to the that yummy pit roasted pig<\/strong> – that got made and eaten right on the spot – at RIRKRIT TIRAVINJA’s ‘Fear Eats the Soul’ !!
\nI mean even CHARLIE FINCH’S dingleberry<\/strong> is an animal – albeit a whole colony of micro-bacteria. well, it sure ain’t a fruit – you’d be want to be popping into your mouth, any time soon, let’s leave it at that.
\nyep, no doubt about it 2011 – was<\/em> the YEAR of the ANIMAL.<\/p>\n

by contrast 2012 – is the year of the head-space, the mind, and its mental archive. not to forget that any ‘mind’ definition most def includes – the polar opposite mental activity . . . of archiving: and<\/em>that would be: the imagination.<\/p>\n

abstract art kinda blew in, or tried to – but only in the mainstream press. in the underground we always knew – 2012 THE YEAR of the DRAGON was all about ‘magic’ realism and portraiture. including of course, photography and archiving. nothing abstract bout that.<\/p>\n

p.s. except of course – we let in GERALD FERGUSON, because that was more like man thinking<\/strong><\/em> – than man making<\/em> abstract art. <\/p>\n

p.s. except of course – we let STEVE REINKE’S spotted hyena<\/strong> – onto the 2012 scene, as our animal mascot & totem<\/strong> – why ?
\nfor its timely survival strategy !! that’s why !! and that’s a thinking<\/strong> thing, get it ?
\nas in, the realm of the human mind.
\nI mean wouldn’t REINKE translate roughly . . . as – the ‘king’ ?<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2012 – THE YEAR of the ‘MAN’ KING – NO ANIMALS – ALLOWED . . . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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