Local Flare

last night I went to Kyle Obrito's fundraiser for a new film he's making. Not only did I get to support Kyle and see mutual friend, Justin Schmitz perform in a short film, but I also got to meet and chat with an artist who's work I had only been introduced to and become an immediate fan of one week prior. With his vast collection of National Geographic magazines, Stephen Ecihhorn painstakingly cuts out pre-existing landscapes, seperately them down to their very individual being and then recreates new landscapes. Upon first approach his work appears to be the most detailed of paintings, but get up close to discover the even more highly intricate layering of razor cut foliage. Catch his work locally at Lumpen and at Penelopes on Division...he'll be in New York before you know it!