Erik Lindman's artistic practice is defined by his innovative use of found materials such as shards of steel or canvas webbing as central elements in his paintings, allowing the built-up surface to direct the development of the work. The central forms—often avian or humanoid in appearance—emerge from monochromatic fields, creating a dynamic interplay between figure and ground. Never simply placed onto the canvas, these forms are synergistically integrated into the composition, with each shape and contour carefully considered while the thick layers of paint, bodied with shredded rubber and ground glass, add texture and depth to the painting’s topographical surface.
Erik Lindman (b. 1985, New York, NY) lives and works in New York. He earned his BA from Columbia University (2007), and received a Yale Norfolk Painting Fellowship in 2006. Selcted solo exhibitions include Almine Rech, Shanghai, China (2023); and Emmanuel Barbault, New York, NY (2019). Lindman was honored at the Hirshhorn New York Gala “Artist x Artist” in 2019.
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