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Exhibition Series

Alchemy

Erik Otto

Opening Thursday May 26th 5-9pm
Appointments through June 23rd

Heron Arts is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Alchemy from Bay Area born and raised, New York-based artist Erik Otto. Alchemy combines Erik Otto’s curiosity of materials, his experience with grief, and the transformative nature of the spiritual and natural worlds. The opening reception for Alchemy is Thursday, May 26th, 2022 from 5-9 pm. It is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view to the public until June 23rd by appointment only.

The new collection by New York-based artist Erik Otto explores themes of transformation and regeneration. The collection moves through the stages of grief the artist has personally experienced over the last year, exploring the metamorphic states of being that were brought to bear. Mortality and vitality are in tandem, as color and form take shape together onto the surface. Inner conflict is brought to the fore in a portrayal of the difficult beauty that is life.

Alchemy is a slight departure from Otto’s previous works, often centered around resolution and stillness. This collection focuses on what happens as the dust settles from turbulent times, a rediscovery of oneself and an intentional effort to seek peace from within. For Otto, this work is a release, a grievance, a shedding, and a movement needed for renewal. Shifting from his signature circular motif as the central focus, the artist aims to create movement which emphasizes a journey of transformation. Evolving states of being captured in atmospheric landscapes poetically portray a feeling of letting go and an energy that is released when we accept what we can’t control.

Works

Ascension 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Ascension 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Devotion 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and blue quartz on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Devotion 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and blue quartz on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Devotion 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and blue quartz on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Devotion 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and blue quartz on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300Inquire

Devotion 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300

Devotion 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300

Devotion 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300

Devotion 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and sand on canvas
36 x 44"
$4,300

Fleeting 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Fleeting 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick, and sand on canvas
40 x 44"
$4,800Inquire

Reinvention 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800

Reinvention 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800

Reinvention 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800

Reinvention 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800

Reinvention 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800Inquire

Reinvention 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800Inquire

Reinvention 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800Inquire

Reinvention 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, black magnum and sand on canvas
56 x 44"
$6,800Inquire

Breaking Point 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Breaking Point 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, oil stick and marble dust on canvas
66 x 44"
$8,000Inquire

Float 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and black magnum and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and black magnum and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and black magnum and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and black magnum and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 03
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and glass beads and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 03 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and glass beads and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 03 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and glass beads and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Float 03 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement and glass beads and neon on plexiglass and panel
16 x 30 x 2"
$2,400

Futher 01
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 01 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 02
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Futher 02 (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica and neon on plexiglass and panel
32 x 24 x 2"
$3,800Inquire

Fortitude
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica, blue quartz and neon on plexiglass and panel
36 x 30 x 4"
$6,400Inquire

Fortitude (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica, blue quartz and neon on plexiglass and panel
36 x 30 x 4"
$6,400Inquire

Fortitude (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica, blue quartz and neon on plexiglass and panel
36 x 30 x 4"
$6,400Inquire

Fortitude (Detail)
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, sand, cement, mica, blue quartz and neon on plexiglass and panel
36 x 30 x 4"
$6,400Inquire

All That Remains, Edition 1
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800

All That Remains, Edition 2
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800Inquire

All That Remains, Edition 3
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800

All That Remains, Edition 4
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800

All That Remains, Edition 5
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800

All That Remains, Edition 6
Erik Otto
Synthetic polymer, aerosol, correction tape and vinyl film on museum board floated in white metal frame
20 x 20" framed
$800