Large - Erick Laffer American( b.1982) Expressionist Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting – Framed

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Impressive and visually striking large-scale Expressionist abstract painting by American artist Erick Laffer, B 1982. This horizontal composition features a … Read more Impressive and visually striking large-scale Expressionist abstract painting by American artist Erick Laffer, B 1982. This horizontal composition features a complex interplay of intersecting linear elements, geometric forms, and layered textures that create depth and movement across the canvas.

The artwork is executed in acrylic on canvas and showcases a sophisticated neutral palette of warm beige, charcoal gray, black, and subtle accents of deep red, white, and small touches of blue and ochre. Circular target-like motifs and architectural line work give the piece a dynamic, almost cartographic or industrial aesthetic, while the textured surface adds richness and dimension.

Signed and dated “Laffer ’10” in the lower right corner. Presented in a sleek contemporary frame with a metallic-toned outer border and black inner liner, enhancing its modern and architectural presence. Its panoramic scale makes it an ideal statement piece for a large wall, hallway, living room, office, or commercial space.

A powerful and refined American abstract work that blends structure, texture, and expression beautifully.

Measurements:
83 W x 2 D x 28 H inches

Condition:
Excellent vintage condition. The canvas is clean and well-preserved with no visible damage. Colors remain strong and vibrant. Frame is in very good condition with only minimal, barely noticeable wear consistent with age. Ready to hang.
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Thank You!

ERIK LAFFER

Erik Laffer’s abstract personal narratives are logical and experimental explorations of place from the past into the present and future. His paintings re-describe the world with a language of symbols, reminiscent of map-making. Laffer’s symbols identifies his own inner struggle to understand self, family and society.

Artist Statement
“I was born in Smithtown, New York, in 1982, and was the seventh of eight children. At the age of three, my family moved to a small town in upstate New York, where I lived until I was 14. Then we moved again, to Delmar, a suburb of Albany, New York. I have been moving ever since. Given my nomadic background, it’s almost natural that I’ve come to express myself—rather look to shape my identity and better understand myself—in maps. While my early landscapes and figurative works were influenced by the rural environment I grew up in, as well as the feelings of isolation I felt as a child with a learning disability, the representational abstracts that make up my current Cartography Series are not so much a study of emotion, as my earliest works were, but more of a logical and experimental exploration of where I’ve been, where I am now, and where I hope to be tomorrow. My goal with the Cartography paintings is to, as J.B. Harley writes, “redescribe the world,” or at least the small world of Erik Laffer. And just as there is a language of mapmaking, there is style and body of symbols in my paintings that define the landscape of each work and identify my struggle to understand self, family, home, and culture: boats, clocks, buildings, bridges, anatomy, arrows, and, among many others, lines, color, and texture. There’s a popular expression: “you’ll learn more about a road by traveling it than by consulting all the maps in the world.” While I recognize the truth in this, I also believe there is great value in history and charting where we have been and where we are going. And this is what my Cartography Series represents. After all, some roads—racism, sexism, classism, poverty, and all other forms of oppression and discrimination—are better to understand than experience.” See less