This surreal painting depicts a curious primate figure reclining on a patterned surface. The vivid colors, including warm oranges and deep browns, create a striking contrast against the cloudy sky in the background. The distinct, almost cartoon-like rendering of the animal's features and the abstract, dreamlike setting suggest a playful yet contemplative artistic style. The composition and the thoughtful gaze of the primate subject invite the viewer to consider the deeper symbolic or narrative elements that the artist may have intended to convey. ...
Eric McHenry conjures dreamlike worlds from seemingly mundane subjects, transforming the ordinary into enigmatic visions charged with subtle surrealism. His work acts as a wellspring—a continual source of inspiration and meaning—where each piece becomes a muse-object, inviting endless interpretation. His compositions shift between cropped natural imagery, uncanny portraiture, and theatrical scenes, weaving themes of pastoral life, spirituality, and the surreal. Despite this layered complexity, McHenry maintains a careful balance that tempers chaos and invites quiet contemplation. He creates empty, void-like spaces that evoke infinite possibilities, referencing vast concepts while reducing them to modern, meditative cores. His reinterpretations of classical subjects explore ideas of liberation and isolation, distilling broader narratives into intimate, focused encounters. McHenry’s practice invites viewers to linger in these mysterious worlds, where familiar forms are reimagined through his poetic and measured lens, probing the fragile boundaries between nature, culture, and the subconscious. ...
C L E A R I N G is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, Los Angeles and Brussels. The gallery was founded in 2011, with the focus of showing emerging art. It now represents over 20 living artists, providing many of them - such as Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Chase Hall, Calvin Marcus and Marina Pinsky - with their first gallery exhibition. The gallery also represents the estates of Eduardo Paolozzi, Bruno Gironcoli and René Heyvaert. C L E A R I N G supports its artists by producing works, exhibitions and books, as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...
