“A lot of content, for me, relates to philosophical truth and that drives my art practice.”
“I like to think that a painting about ascension can actually tip your way toward some sort of ascension.”
—Erik Parra
KQED Interview, “STUDIO INVASION: Erik Parra”
Artist bio
Significant facts and highlights about my art career
Curriculum vitae
My professional experiences and artistic achievements
Artist statement
What is most significant about me and my art
Awards
Awards, grants, fellowships, honors and scholarships
Artist residencies
Art-making outside of my usual environment
Studio
I like to crank up the music in the studio
“Perhaps it’s all one big acid trip, where the walls ooze color and plants commune with you, sentient. But as Nietzsche said, “Of course it is happening inside your head… but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” No, wait. That’s Harry Potter again.”
—Michael Singman-Aste, photographer, curator and blogging junkie
Review of “Between Currencies”