Eric Fischl

            Eric Fischl is a painter and sculptor who was born in 1948 and grew up on Long Island in New York. He earned a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Afterwards, he moved to Chicago and became a guard at the Museum of Contemporary Art. His early work commented on the unspoken details of everyday American life. This was heavily influenced by his childhood around alcoholism and consumerist culture. His work has been featured all over the US and the world. His later paintings depicted the sexual exploration of adolescence. Fischl founded America: Now and Here. This is an exhibition opened for visual artists, filmmakers, musicians, and poets in order to explore the identity of art within America.

Fischl’s work has a distinct style used with each brushstroke. His ability to easily tell a narrative through simple figures and simple settings is incredible. I love the use of lighting, especially in paintings where light is coming through blinds in a bedroom. Although his series has nothing to do with mine, I hope that I am able to get the point across of my concept just as he has done.