Eric Louie | Second Nature
Eric Louie | Second Nature
June 5-19, 2021
340 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Informed by a distinct future-forward aesthetic and formalist sensibilities, Second Nature, a solo exhibition by Eric Louie, explores the interplay between organic environments and digitally composed realities. More so, Louie examines the human response to these crossovers and disparate ways of seeing. The artist’s process of digital drawing and transcribing with oil paint on canvas, delights the viewer with richly layered virtual worlds—rife with colourful shapes, shaded with brightly-hued gradients and accented with chrome-like effects to reinforce a palpable materiality.
Louie holds a B.F.A from the Alberta College of Art and Design, where he was awarded the prestigious Jason Lang Scholarship. His work is included in numerous private and public collections including CIBC, Encana Energy, NBC Studios, Paramount and MGM Pictures, as well as the City of Calgary.
Louie has shown his work nationally over the past decade in more than 25 exhibitions.