Erikson’s central imagery concerns itself with intrigue and a sense of surprise. His body of work is often dispersed with visual, tactile and intellectual delights that lead the viewer on their own form of discovery.
Erikson’s awareness of the aesthetic in sending things back in time is a result of studying the renaissance and other periods of art history. This infusion of historical art references has had a vital effect on his body of work.
Heavily influenced by the well known New York art dealer Allan Stone (who represented, among other giants, Joseph Cornell and Willem deKooning), Erikson has never departed from Stone’s insistence that “surprise” should remain with a piece of art no matter how long it is viewed. The discipline of archeology decodes messages of the past to find meanings of objects and classify them.
This observation takes the viewer on a deeper understanding of the interplay. As a curator of his own “museum cases” in other work, Erikson’s personal vocabulary evokes images of extreme preciousness combined in miniature settings. Despite its minute scale his work commands presence and a sense of vastness. In his body of work, Erikson attempts to introduce sculpture to painting as a way of integrating the second and third dimensions.
Exhibited:
Allan Stone Gallery - New York, New York
Elaine Baker Gallery - Boca Raton, Florida
Renata Fine Arts Gallery - West Palm Beach, Florida
Winfield Gallery - Carmel, California
McLean Gallery - Malibu, California
Marshall Arts - Scottsdale, Arizona
Nantucket Looms Gallery - Nantucket, Massachusetts
Collections:
Leonard Bernstein, Bob Giraldi, Oprah Winfrey, Christie Brinkley, Carly Simon, Louis Malle, Allan Stone, Burt Lancaster, Elaine Baker, Richard Donner, Coca Cola, American Airlines, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Miller Lite, Dannon, Parke Davis, Ivory Soap, Gillette, Private Collections.