Erik Parker

Ridgefield

Erik Parker’s current exhibition Too Mad to Be Scared focuses on his lyrical maps, which present and document a timely, poignant, and thoroughly critical overview of the obscure socio-political and economic dynamics of the United States. As he condemns the status quo and re-considers conspiracy theories, Parker condenses his narratives in tight word clusters, engulfed by cartoony looking visceral shapes. On occasion, he uses the template of the United States map to spell out the dynamics of the counter-culture, underground, and marginalized communities.

Parker’s work is an attempt to illustrate his overall take on the most pressing issues of the day through aggressively youthful and rebellious fast-paced mark-making, compositional intensity, strident colors, and an anti-authoritarian approach to established ideologies. As Parker comments on our times and what he considers to be distortions of everyday reality, he does so through vivid spectacles filled with humor and wit, in the hope that his work will form the basis for a colorful art of resistance.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

July 15, 2012 – February 24, 2013
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
USA

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