wood, steel, box cutter, and oil stick on paper towelsHarper's
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The artwork features a rustic wooden vessel with a distinctive spout-like structure emerging from its center. The overall composition is characterized by the interplay of organic textures and earthy tones, with the rough-hewn wooden surface contrasting against the intricate, crystalline formations sprouting from the vessel. The subject matter suggests a meditation on the relationship between natural and man-made elements, highlighting the inherent beauty and complexity found in the blending of the two. The artistic style and technique employed in this piece evoke a sense of primitive, yet sophisticated craftsmanship, inviting the viewer to contemplate the timeless connection between utilitarian objects and their artistic potential. ...
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.
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