"Forest, Sky, Ground" 1997		Eric Lawing Painter "My work involves a precarious weaving of automatism, imagery, and abstraction. The process is initiated by applying several layers of opaque paint interspersed with automatic drawing in various media onto shaped wooden panels. These layers are then sanded, leaving an abstract environment that engulfs and transforms the later added subject matter. The repetitive process of applying and removing media and image form a climate of disintegration and reaffirmation. My subconscious is awakened and mimicked by this layering of unplanned abstraction and imagery. I depict a mystery as each layer of paint and each work in a series informs the next and redefines its predecessor. I shape the future as I reinterpret the past and explore the nature of consciousness and creativity. The expanding size of my work will increase production time and materials costs. The Visual Arts fellowship will give me both uninterrupted time for painting and money for materials -- a kind of small miracle that is as rare for artists as it is ripe with the potential for growth, improvement, and production." Eric Lawing has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an instructor of studio courses at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He lives in Carolina Beach, NC. Return to the NC Artist Grant Award Recipients for 1998-99
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