For Eliot Greenwald, humankind and the landscapes we occupy are basically one in the identical. Cycles of life, loss of life, and rebirth might diverge from being to being, however the artist considers all existence to be basically interconnected and considerably the identical.
At HARPER’S in Chelsea, Greenwald’s solo exhibition Library continues to discover the artist’s fascination with panorama and the metaphysical, inviting us to discover a surreal realm of otherworldly botanicals, double moons, and enigmatic pathways.
In oil stick and acrylic, Greenwald typically repeats motifs of bushes and mountains by way of variations in gentle and hue, nodding to the cyclical nature of the seasons and the way the time of day or yr influences how we understand the world round us.
The artist additionally incorporates automobiles that wind their means by way of the scenes and illuminate their environment. “These miniature automobiles stand in for the human vessel itself—a subtle reminder that even the most engineered facets of the Anthropocene are just one piece in the grander puzzle of existence,” says a gallery assertion.
Along with Greenwald’s organically-shaped canvas items, Library additionally consists of sculptural components, like “Library of Paper Towels,” a tiny, freestanding room stuffed with books coated in colourful paper.
Manufactured from reclaimed wooden salvaged from an 18th-century barn in western Massachusetts, the place the artist lives, the repository comprises lots of of hand-bound books comprised of paper towel. Using a fabric made expressly for use and thrown away, the artist reckons with the best way data is gained, shared, preserved, and valued.
Library continues by way of December 7 in New York Metropolis. Discover extra on the artist’s web site and Instagram.
