ERIC SANDERS MAKES HIS LA ART WORLD DEBUT WITH AN EXPANSIVE SOLO
SHOW AT EASTERN PROJECTS GALLERY
ON VIEW
Friday, September 27, 2019 | 6pm – 10pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 12pm – 10pm
Eastern Projects
900 N Broadway #1090, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Eastern Projects Gallery is proud to present the debut solo exhibition of painter Eric Sanders.
Abstractions premieres a bold new body of abstract paintings from the artist, drawing upon a reservoir of
untapped creativity that he built up over thirty years working solely in the business world. Now retired from
entrepreneurship, Sanders has made a 180 degree turn to devote his entire life to the arts, his original passion.
As a child, Sanders was introduced to the joys of painting by his father, and honed his craft for most of his
youth and adolescence. Like many people in our society, Sanders eventually believed it was time to
“grow up.” He entered the business world after completing his education and embarked on a remarkably
successful career as a multi-business entrepreneur. For thirty years, he never touched a paint brush or
created art of any kind, though he was endlessly drawn to exploring museums and watching documentary
films.
When he retired in 2015, Sanders became an avid art collector, filling his home with classic works as well
as supporting local and internationally renowned artists. Sensing the creative spirit that was behind his
interests, a friend bought him a set of paint and paintbrushes and encouraged him to try his hand at art
again. As soon as Sanders began painting, he was hooked, and hasn’t put down his brush since.
“I was really surprised when I started to paint again that I still had it—I thought creativity was something
you only had when you were young,” says Sanders. “But for thirty years I went to museums and absorbed
so much art as a spectator, that when I started to paint again I found I had this huge reservoir of
inspiration that was sort of waiting for me to tap into it. It never went away. It was just in my brain, waiting
for me to translate it to canvas.”
Since the start of 2017, Sanders has created hundreds of new paintings, drawing on influences from
greats such as Basquiat, Dali, de Kooning, Picasso, and many more. In his explorations, he has created
dozens of figurative and landscape pieces—but his greatest passion has been for the abstract. In
Abstractions, Sanders will premiere 40 abstract works on canvas along 40 digital artworks, some
incorporating mixed media, and all created in an aesthetic flow specifically for this show. In addition to the
new body of work, this is also Sanders’ debut as an artist.
“For me it’s been a very odd identity shift,” he says. “For thirty years being an adult and having a business
persona, and now changing it to something so dramatically different is strange to me.”
Abstractions will be on view for two days only, beginning Friday, September 27 and closing Saturday,
September 28, 2019. All proceeds will be donated to the Sanders Family Foundation. Eastern Projects
Gallery is located at 900 N Broadway #1090, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
