Eric Zener “Between Two Worlds”

Gallery Henoch

[Image: Eric Zener "Between Two Worlds" (2020) Oil on Canvas 64 x 82 in.]

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Gallery Henoch presents a solo exhibition of eleven paintings by Eric Zener.

Between Two Worlds features several expansive landscape paintings alongside Zener’s familiar swimmers and divers. This represents the newest variant in the artist’s ongoing interest in addressing human psychological experience by using natural forms as both symbol and setting.

“The subjects in my paintings are typically voyagers and seekers of truth. Often alone or in groups of two or more, they vulnerably explore their inner self and their quest for meaning.

I use our relationship with water, nature and each other as a metaphor for personal transformation, refuge and renewal. The quiet landscape of a body of water or beckoning field provides both a literal and psychological place of discovery and confession; or, simply a metaphoric snapshot for an ideal state of being.

The lone figure immersed in water illustrates the constant force and changing tides in our lives. Above the surface we may appear to be together and unaffected; however, below the surface, subconsciously, we are in a constant state of transformation and illumination. It is my intention that the journey is hopeful and the ending enlightening.”

—Eric Zener