Eric White “1/3-Scale Retrospective”
Arts + Leisure
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White’s original paintings typically feature images drawn from cinema, especially 1940s Hollywood and new-noir films, which he gives a surrealistic and psychological twist. In LA Weekly, Peter Frank describes his paintings as “full of puzzled faces, double-images, anachronisms and attenuated unlikelihoods…its wooziness enhanced with bilious colors, weird superimpositions, and a tendency to render everything a little bit wobbly and elongated—El Greco goes suburban.” The recreations of these works manufactured by Xiamen Unique Oil Painting Co., Ltd. appear at first glance faithful copies. However, closer inspection reveals small errors, raising questions about authorship and the proliferation of knock-off goods.
In the LA Times, Leah Ollman draws a comparison between 1/3-Scale Retrospective and the Dadaist practice, stating that the works are “[h]ilarity, parody and reverence perfectly packaged […] as commentary on authorship, outsourcing, Chinese exports, and a contemporary, politicized riposte to Duchamp’s ‘Boite-en-Valise’”—above all, emphasizing that White’s work exudes a distinctive and “devilish sense of humor”.
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from November 12, 2015 to December 13, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-11-12 from 19:00 to 22:00