News & Views
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Presently working on rebuilding this page. New images will be up shortly. For the moment you can see my work at;
www.en.artoffer.com/Erik-Slutsky
You can still visit the rest of the site.
| Here you can find out what special projects and exhibitions I'm working on or are upcoming. As new events come up, they'll be posted here.
The Artist in his studio
Exhibitions and Special Events
La Librairie Le Port de Tête
My painting " Oranges, Apples, Pears & Sauterne", illustrating the bookcover, "Les Communautés Juives de Montréal", edited by Pierre Anctil and Ira Robinson was shown at the book launching at La Librairie Le Port de Tête on Jan. 31, 2011.
Great evening with tons of writers, artists, intellectuals and literary critics. The painting was on exhibit at the bookstore and recieved great reviews from those who attended. Check out the book review in La Presse on Saturday, Feb. 5.
The event was sponsored by the Quebec Jewish Congress.
For more information you can contact the artist at email.
Concordia University Magazine
Look for an article on Erik Slutsky in the upcoming, Spring 2011 issue to be out in March.
New Work
The Pit
2010
oil on canvas
40" x 40".
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At this moment, many of us are interested and concerned by the recents events taking place in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countries. As usual, I will probably be using my ideas about these amazing moments of history in upcoming work. In fact, I was planning a trip to Tunisia just before this revolutionary change there happened!
Most of those who know my work also know that social, religious and contemporary events are often depicted in my paintings. Everything that happens around me is interesting to me.
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My oil paintings on canvas are now represented by ;
Galerie Gora,
279 Sherbrooke W, espace 205., Montréal, Québec / tel. (514)879-9694
and at;
Albion Art Gallery
354 Lakeshore Rd. West
Mississauga, Ontario
(905)278-2117
You can also see many more of Erik Slutsky's paintings by visiting these sites,
www.en.artoffer.com/Erik-Slutskyand
www.superstock.com, keyword (slutsky). At Superstock you can purchase the use of my images for; bookcovers, magazine articles, cards, posters and for many other advertizing purposes. Go take a look, there's some great stuff there.
Posters and Giclée prints of some of my work can be purchased on many websites.
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Here's an interesting article from the Montreal Gazette, Sun., July 9, 2006 written by Bill Brownstein (copyright). " Artist not sure how his work fits into Iraq Museum show"
On a brighter though bizarre note, Montreal artist Erik Slutsky
did what many other artists do in their spare time. He checked out his name on Google a few days ago and discovered, to his amazement, that his work was being showcased in the Iraq Museum International Poster Exhibition. He figured it was probably another Eric Slutsky, until he visited the museum website and saw his art on display.What makes Slutsky's inclusion a little more intriguing is that the theme of this exhibition is The Cultural Heritage of Iraq and the Middle East expressed in posters and prints. And Slutsky, for the life of him, can't fathom how his painting Two Hassids fits into that theme. Or, for that matter, why organizers would select the work of a Jew, albeit a secular one, for such a show. "OK, so perhaps the current regime may be more tolerant toward Westerners and, sure, some of my relatives might have passed through Babylon a few thousand years ago, but it's still quite the stretch to be included there,"says Slutsky from his Mile End studio. "But there I am, along with such paintings as the Code of Hammurabi. Some of my paintings in the show feature Montreal women without their clothes on, which I wouldn't think would reflect the theme of the cultural heritage of Iraq." On the other hand, Slutsky notes that organizers didn't include two of his other works, Christ with a Yo-yo and Am I a Jew? He also points out that although all is legit - arranged by an international rep - he was never personally asked to participate. But he wouldn't have refused. "Who knows? This could open up big new doors for me." Slutsky will be having a major solo show in November at the Gora Gallery downtown. The exhibition will reflect his take on Montreal from a "Jewish ethnic perspective." Maybe the Iraq Museum will try to pick the show up after its run here, but Slutsky isn't holding his breath. To see Erik Slutsky's art in the exhibit, go to Iraq Museum
Illustrations for Publication
Many of my paintings have for years been appreciated by publishers and art editors for use as illustration. Some have been published as posters, others as cards, book covers and in magazines. Though I continue to work as an independent, fine artist, I always enjoy seeing my work in international publications. You can see one recent example here;
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This is my newest bookcover, "Les Communautés Juives de Montréal". It's a great introduction to all of the different Jewish communities in Montreal and is written for your everyday reader. The book is in French and will be in bookstores as of February, 2011.
If you're interested in my work for illustration, contact me by email. Or, contact my international, image representative at: www.superstock.com |
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