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Metaphysical Landscapes by Eliot Greenwald Illuminate the Mutuality of All Life

10 Nov, 2024

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For Eliot Greenwald, humankind and the landscapes we occupy are essentially one in the same. Cycles of life, death, and rebirth may diverge from being to being, but the artist considers all existence to be fundamentally interconnected and substantially the same.

At HARPER’S in Chelsea, Greenwald’s solo exhibition Library continues to explore the artist’s fascination with landscape and the metaphysical, inviting us to explore a surreal realm of otherworldly botanicals, double moons, and enigmatic pathways.

an oil and acrylic painting on a rounded canvas of an abstract tree and two moons in a mystical landscape
“Ask the Arrow” (2024), oil stick and acrylic on canvas over panel, diptych, 72 x 94 x 2 inches

In oil stick and acrylic, Greenwald often repeats motifs of trees and mountains through variations in light and hue, nodding to the cyclical nature of the seasons and how the time of day or year influences how we perceive the world around us.

The artist also incorporates vehicles that wind their way through the scenes and illuminate their surroundings. “These miniature automobiles stand in for the human vessel itself—a subtle reminder that even the most engineered facets of the Anthropocene are just one piece in the grander puzzle of existence,” says a gallery statement.

In addition to Greenwald’s organically-shaped canvas pieces, Library also includes sculptural elements, like “Library of Paper Towels,” a tiny, freestanding room filled with books covered in colorful paper.

Made of reclaimed wood salvaged from an 18th-century barn in western Massachusetts, where the artist lives, the repository contains hundreds of hand-bound books made from paper towel. Employing a material made expressly to be used and thrown away, the artist reckons with the way knowledge is gained, shared, preserved, and valued.

Library continues through December 7 in New York City. Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

an installation view of an exhibition with a sculpture in the center holding books covered in colorful paper, flanked by two vertical, oblong paintings of abstract landscapes
Installation view of ‘Library’
“Detail of Library of Paper Towels” (2024), wood, hardware, hat light, extension cord, and artist books, 110 x 50 x 50 inches
a vertical painting with a rounded top edge of abstracted trees in a strangely lit landscape
“Blanket Drapes with its Fringe” (2024), oil stick and acrylic on canvas over panel, 78 x 47 x 2 inches
a detail of an abstract painting of a tree
Detail of “Blanket Drapes with its Fringe”
an oil and acrylic painting on a vertical, oblong canvas of an abstract tree and and a volcano
“Not A Franz West” (2024), oil stick and acrylic on canvas over panel, 95 x 47 x 2 inches
an oil and acrylic painting on a rounded canvas of an abstract tree and two moons in a mystical landscape
“Wind Doesn’t Suck, It Blows” (2024), oil stick and acrylic on canvas over panel, diptych, 72 x 94 x 2 inches
a detail of an abstract painting of a tree
Detail of “Wind Doesn’t Suck, It Blows”
an installation view of a series of rounded canvas paintings with abstract landscapes cast in unusual light
Installation view of ‘Library’

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