ERIK WHITE

Los Altos, CA

Erik White was born in Redwood City, CA and grew up in Silicon Valley. After graduating from UC Berkeley he has pursued his passions of art, writing and music while working at a variety of jobs to pay the bills. Over several years he has developed, and is still perfecting, the technique called Gravitational Art.

Gravitational Art reflects the natural forces that have formed the earth and the cosmos, creating something beautiful that is infused with that same spirit of creation. As the force of gravity pulls the paint it creates new universes. Paint is applied in swirls, lines, and splatters. The brush seldom touches the canvas, allowing the colors to mix naturally in their application. Many layers of paint are applied, so the thin glassy surface contains a universe of spider-webs and lakes of color, each color fighting for position.

Over time the paint is pushed and pulled by the force of gravity. It takes most of these paintings more than 48 hours to dry. In the drying process the paint swirls with the spirit of the universe. In this process the human will combines with the forces of nature to create beautiful paintings.

The surface rolls and undulates in a frozen record of how gravity has shifted the paint. The truth of these paintings lives in the imagination. Each viewer discovers their own images and makes their own emotional connection to the colors and the dynamic surface of the canvas. The energy and movement trapped in each canvas propels the viewer to connect with their own emotions, and with nature through the feelings the colors evoke.

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