Erik Abel
With an unquenched thirst for knowledge and understanding of the world around him, Erik Abel assembles his experience into a
complex visual language, one which alludes to some primitive yet thoughtful origin. Abel’s rough style and obscure subject
communicates a sense of wonder, experimentation, discovery and balance.
Being heavily influenced by and involved in the surf/skate/snow sports industry and working as a freelance graphic designer
and art director for over 10 years, Abel‘s method of bold, graphical imagery fused with his loose brush and pen work seems
to find a growing niche of it’s own in the fast rising “Urban Contemporary” art movement.
Elements from inspirations such as ancient civilizations, cycles of nature, the ocean, plants, symbols, systems, mechanics
and icons, combine to call attention to his findings about our past, present and future.
Originally from Ventura County, CA, Abel has drifted back and forth to Portland, Oregon professionally pursuing his passion
for art. He currently shows in galleries throughout the U.S. and plans to travel the world surfing and making art in 2009.
Available at the Green Room Gallery:
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