‘I would love to see a return to the kind of big bold gestural painting that was at the root of these movements.’ — ERIC HAZE

Eric Haze was an essential part of the collective of New York artists that brought graffiti as an art form into the arena of art galleries and media in the early 1980s. Haze has also been one of the leading innovators in the visual development of hip-hop culture as it emerged as the definitive style and language of 1980 to 1990s popular culture.

In ‘Full Circle’, Haze transforms the gallery into a bold environment of his signature hand styles and letterforms, and a display of free associative approach to shape and color. Developing the show for almost a year, the majority of the works were produced in the past six months. The exhibition will include 15 drawings on paper (mostly charcoal and pastel), 15 large-scale hand-painted acrylic canvases, 10 archival silkscreen prints on canvas, plus several standalone one-off pieces created in both paint and ink.

Full Circle represents a return to Haze’s roots in fine art, inspired by his recent relocation back to New York City. In the course of reinventing himself and his brand, his approach to art and design has evolved into a more organic process, placing more emphasis on his fine art than ever. Unlike much of his previous work, Haze has created the bulk of the exhibit without a predetermined blueprint. Instead, he employed a more freestyle approach while still utilizing some of the iconography that has informed his graphic design for many years.

Text: THINK SILLY | Update: 17 Jul 2008

ERIC HAZE: FULL CIRCLE
PRESENTED BY 55DSL, 8FIVE2SHOP, AND 24HERBS |
24 Jul – 8 Aug 2008

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