Erik Parra - In Bloom II

Artwork currently on view at Gallery 16. Shipping mid to late January.

Original artwork by Erik Parra

Acrylic, spray paint, tape, wood, and paper

18 x 7 x 7"

2016

This work is a "3D painting," sculptured from the the tape used during Parra's painting process, painted paper, and a wood support.

Erik Parra was born and raised in El Paso, Texas in a midcentury modern house. Rather than working with reference materials, he creates his work through a process of remembering, drawing, collaging, and improvising forms. Parra’s work considers how personal and political realities color our experiences of safety within built environments. “The history of white flight and its effect on contemporary urban real estate practices directly impacts my work. The implications of these stories do not simply affect my ability to maintain a studio but they literally pervade just about every other aspect of life.” Parra has exhibited in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Reno, Portland, New York, Brazil, Berlin, and London. In the Bay Area, Parra has exhibited at Maybaum Gallery, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, Blankspace Gallery, Johansson Projects, the Headlands Center for the Arts, Root Division, Southern Exposure, Kala Art Institute, and the Berkeley Art Center. He teaches at the California College of the Arts and Berkeley City College.