Eric Waldemar

"Odin/Odeon"

In Odin/Odeon, artist Eric Waldemar takes a maximalist approach to a small exhibition space, assembling a piece of “visual chamber music” that combines an intricate arrangement of closely related monoprints with tiny, abstract video works. This exhibition is unique because it mixes the old with the new in terms of both aesthetic and process. The video is obviously the “new” portion of the exhibit while monoprinting, a form of containing images that cannot be reproduced, dates back as far as the 1600s.

The title of his latest exhibition, Odin/Odeon is inspired in part by an ancient Greek Odeon - a type of small theater designed for more intimate productions. The Rude gallery is just such as venue. Of course, Waldemar’s intricate video works also bring to mind the “Nickelodeon,” a novelty movie venue that preceded the commercial film industry.

Since surviving a lightning strike as a child, Eric Waldemar has gone on to enjoy a near-25 year career as a filmmaker and printmaker. His work is shaped less by formal training than by a few remarkable friends and mentors, with noticeable influences including Anthony Toney, Stan Brakhage, Harry Smith and Homare Ikeda. He currently teaches at CU Denver, he has exhibited and lectured locally and globally. His work has been shown at Denver venues such as Denver Art Museum, Abcedarian Gallery, Ironton, Pirate and the Art Student’s League. He lives in Denver with his sculptor wife, Rian Kerrane and their daughter, Oonagh.

Opening Reception
Friday, September 10, 5 – 8 pm
Rude Gallery

Gallery Talk
Wednesday, September 22, 11 am
Rude Gallery