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I Can’t Wait For the Weekend to End is an
example of the dark side of revelry, how the
workweek can become a respite from the
weekend, how there are those who feel pressured
to continue to be out or fear missing out. He will
often write down snippets friends say or that he
overhears, knowing the inclusion of a voice in a
painting will make more imperative that moment.
Because that is what White does: he documents,
as Steadman did, the lives around him, the
moments those not of the Millennial Venice
culture might not know about.
First Date is the dichotomy of shallowness and
intimacy a polyamorous and Millennial Venice
embodies; everyone is always on a first date.
White admits this isn’t a 100% accurate statement;
several of his closest friends balance revelry and
skateboarding with raising families and working
more traditional jobs or owning high-end artisan
companies. But even White’s largest and most
intricate works aren’t able to encompass all of
Venice, which is what drives him to continue to
document, to paint.
Venice, viewable on White's Instagram, is one of
his truly “Venice Muse” works. Lines represent
the sun’s blinding glow off the tops of buildings,
a palm tree represents what is most visually
stimulating and important, and the combination
of Pollock-style drips/splatters and his use of
hyper-colors blended, marked, and marred in his
“graffiti cave painting” style on his oft-used black
background elicit the electricity and eccentricity
he is living while documenting.
His works sell from $100 to $9,000. The large gap
is due to making simple 16x20” of palm trees
and other simpler imagery so that even college
students might afford his work for their dorms.
He calls these pieces his “print paintings,” made
very much in an Andy Warhol Factory style of
creating multiples simultaneously. The majority
of his work, however, is in the $2,000-5,000 range.
He can be found on Instagram @lurker._ ☐
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Contributed by: Ciara Shuttleworth
Ciara Shuttleworth is an alumnus of the prestigious San
Francisco Art Institute. She has worked for three prominent
San Francisco fine art galleries. Additionally, she has provided
art consulting for private and corporate collections, including
Google. She is also a published writer with works in the
Norton Introduction to Literature and The New Yorker. Her
most recent book is the poetry collection, Rabbit Heart.
Artwork © 2022 Erik White
