Eric Louie | We Still Have Time

ERIC LOUIE | WE STILL HAVE TIME
MAIN LEVEL GALLERY
NOVEMBER 8 -26, 2025
3045 Granville Street, Vancouver
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 8, 2-4pm
Artist In Attendance


Bau-Xi Gallery proudly presents We Still Have Time, the new solo exhibition by Vancouver-based abstract painter Eric Louie. In his latest body of work, Louie continues his exploration of transformation and possibility through intricately layered abstract compositions featuring his iconic metallic foil-like effect. His dynamic interplay of colour, light, and sculptural form reflects a search for balance in an era marked by uncertainty, offering visions of renewal and hope. Thoughtful and immersive, We Still Have Time invites viewers to pause within the turbulence of the present moment and consider the enduring potential for change.


Artist Statement:

I’m always searching for answers to the deeper questions. Faced with an alarming world, I seek comfort in the process of making art, and also in the final works, which offer alternate visions of what could be. It often feels like at any moment things could explode into chaos: climate change, political upheaval, war, unrest… there’s lot of darkness, a lot of vitriol. But we still have time - we can always change course. 

This collection is like a daydream of possibilities: there are no rules for how to contextualize the subjects and places depicted on the canvas. There’s fluidity in the creation of form - an interplay in the mind of the beholder and the shapes and colours, creating something new, something needed. It’s a story that wants to be told and it’s always changing. Some pieces offer monolithic sculptural formations alone in the vastness; in others, forms get absorbed into their environments, emerging and receding simultaneously. 

Immersing myself in each painting, I feel as if I am shifting in and out of consciousness, stepping through portals to other worlds. Each world is a new chance to be who I want to be, to show another side, to release untapped potential, or tell a different version of the story. The longer I’m here, the more I catch myself looking for permanence in impermanent forms, but through this I eventually come to embrace the inevitability of change. 

We Still Have Time speaks to our instinctive desire and drive to endure when everything is shifting around us. Ultimately, I hope these works serve as reminders to recognize what we still have, to celebrate the moments we are here on earth, and to have the courage to see beyond our perceived confines and enter into the realm of possibility.

-Eric Louie, 2025


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