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Architecturally-Influenced Painting
in Chelsea
November 03, 2008
by S. Moreno
http://www.id-mag.com/article/eichner/
October 25, 2008. New York’s Sears Peyton Gallery opens Plane Equilibrium
on November 20 (running through
December 20), which will feature the architectural paintings of artist Sara Eichner. Eichner,
inspired by the siding that
clads houses in her Williamsburg, Brooklyn neighborhood, fills her canvasses with texture, pattern and
structure,
exploring the rendering of 3D space on a 2D surface. Owners of local houses have often attempted to
mimic stone,
wood, marble or other natural materials using explicitly synthetic materials and unconventional colors
like bright pink,
green and blue. Eichner translates and abstracts these patterns in penciled grids overlain with multiple
layers of oil
paint to create unexpected perspectives. When she interrupts the underlying pattern, it creates multiple
points of view.
She also bevels the edges of the wooden panels she paints on to give the illusion that the pieces are
floating slightly
off the wall. Many of her surfaces seem mechanically produced, but are actually hand-drawn. For fans
of textile and
other design disciplines, Eichner’s work may prove particularly intriguing. Look for Green Hexagons
in which the artist
seems to channel David Hicks. searspeyton.com
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