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Born 1966 Irving, Texas. Known for: Digital based abstract painting.
A painter of abstract subjects in irregular monochromatic shapes, Jeff Elrod, born in Texas and living in New York, does artwork based on his skills with the computer, which he uses for his... Read full biography
A painter of abstract subjects in irregular monochromatic shapes, Jeff Elrod, born in Texas and living in New York, does artwork based on his skills with the computer, which he uses for his preliminary drawing and planning. He uses "a mouse as his pencil to produce scores of rapidly drafted... Read full biography
A painter of abstract subjects in irregular monochromatic shapes, Jeff Elrod, born in Texas and living in New York, does artwork based on his skills with the computer, which he uses for his preliminary drawing and planning. He uses "a mouse as his pencil to produce scores of rapidly drafted variations on improvised themes." (Odom) Then, from this type of accumulation, he selects one or two designs to enlarge into acrylic on canvas paintings. Sometimes for exhibition purposes, he brings empty... Read full biography
A painter of abstract subjects in irregular monochromatic shapes, Jeff Elrod, born in Texas and living in New York, does artwork based on his skills with the computer, which he uses for his preliminary drawing and planning. He uses "a mouse as his pencil to produce scores of rapidly drafted variations on improvised themes." (Odom) Then, from this type of accumulation, he selects one or two designs to enlarge into acrylic on canvas paintings. Sometimes for exhibition purposes, he brings empty canvases on which he projects computer images of future paintings---a combination that links the digital age to "Surrealism's automatic writing and Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous gesture in the imperturbably cool context of a computer's... Read full biography
A painter of abstract subjects in irregular monochromatic shapes, Jeff Elrod, born in Texas and living in New York, does artwork based on his skills with the computer, which he uses for his preliminary drawing and planning. He uses "a mouse as his pencil to produce scores of rapidly drafted variations on improvised themes." (Odom) Then, from this type of accumulation, he selects one or two designs to enlarge into acrylic on canvas paintings. Sometimes for exhibition purposes, he brings empty canvases on which he projects computer images of future paintings---a combination that links the digital age to "Surrealism's automatic writing and Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous gesture in the imperturbably cool context of a computer's logic-bound system of representation. The value in all this lies in Elrod's ability to communicate that an... Read full biography
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Computer Based Art, Digital, Interactive, Internet
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Color Field Painting
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
Awards/Recognition
- •Chinati Foundation Residency, Marfa, Texas
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art