Library of Paper Towels

Eliot Greenwald

BornNationalityBased In
1983AmericanAshfield, Ashfield
Biography

Eliot Greenwald’s work encompasses painting, sculpture, and assemblage, and draws inspiration from an eclectic range of sources, including natural phenomena, pseudoscience, prehistoric narratives, theoretical physics, and popular media. By combining acrylic paint and oil stick, Greenwald creates vivid, tactile compositions that aim to evoke synesthetic experiences by saturating his paintings with intense colors and impasto surfaces. His freestanding sculptures incorporate found objects and studio debris, either painted in bright colors or left in their natural state, which blurs the lines between artifice and nature. Although Greenwald's work explores both ancient and sci-fi futurist registers, his playful approach and formal strategies defy easy classification. He blends modern phenomena with prehistoric motifs in a way that recalls analog film sets or the aesthetics of shows like Pee-Wee's Playhouse. In this way, Greenwald's work exists in a postmodern dimension that collapses historical styles into a continuum beyond strict chronology, inviting viewers to become passengers on a surreal journey. ...

Selected Artworks
Lou's painting
Eliot Greenwald
Lou's painting, 2022
213.36 x 355.6 x 5.08cm
smart mouse trap
Eliot Greenwald
smart mouse trap, 2022
119.38 x 73.66 x 5.08cm
24 hour souvenir shop
Eliot Greenwald
24 hour souvenir shop, 2022
109.22 x 59.69 x 5.08cm
wrap bubble wrap
Eliot Greenwald
wrap bubble wrap, 2022
238.76 x 114.3 x 5.08cm
send in the cows
Eliot Greenwald
send in the cows, 2022
241.3 x 121.92 x 5.08cm
Library of Paper Towels
Eliot Greenwald
Library of Paper Towels, 2024
279.4 x 127 x 127cm
A Letter to the Center of the Lake
Eliot Greenwald
A Letter to the Center of the Lake, 2024
182.88 x 238.76 x 5.08cm
Janus’ Hair Temple
Eliot Greenwald
Janus’ Hair Temple, 2024
182.88 x 238.76 x 5.08cm
Ask the Arrow
Eliot Greenwald
Ask the Arrow, 2024
182.88 x 238.76 x 5.08cm
Wind Doesn’t Suck, It Blows
Eliot Greenwald
Wind Doesn’t Suck, It Blows, 2024
182.88 x 238.76 x 5.08cm
Not A Canoe
Eliot Greenwald
Not A Canoe, 2024
241.3 x 119.38 x 5.08cm
Pooling Lodge Shake Up
Eliot Greenwald
Pooling Lodge Shake Up, 2024
198.12 x 119.38 x 5.08cm
Blanket Drapes with its Fringe
Eliot Greenwald
Blanket Drapes with its Fringe, 2024
198.12 x 119.38 x 5.08cm
Mojave Beech
Eliot Greenwald
Mojave Beech, 2024
198.12 x 119.38 x 5.08cm
Librarian
Eliot Greenwald
Librarian, 2024
175.26 x 60.96 x 60.96cm
Gallery Representation
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