(b. 1968 in Stuttgart, Germany, lives and works in New York)
Employing his own wildly inventive architecture and signature neon palate, Erik Parker creates bold, graphic compositions that riff on the traditional genres of portraiture and still-life. His visionary paintings draw their inspiration from diverse elements of American subculture—psychedelia, underground comic books, the Chicago Imagists, hip hop and heavy metal— as well as Picasso, Francis Bacon and Roy Lichtenstein.
Parker studied at the University of Texas, Austin with Peter Saul before receiving his master of fine arts from Purchase College of the State University of New York. He was included in the first “Greater New York” show at P.S.1 in 2000 and has had recent solo exhibitions at The Cornerhouse Gallery in Manchester, England; De Appel in Amsterdam; the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, TX; Colette in Paris; Honor Fraser in Los Angeles; and Galleri Faurschou in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Antique Louis Philippe Armoire in mahogany. Acquired from an antique dealer in Wavre, Belgium. Dates to aboutd 1836. The piece has been fully restored and converted to a china cabinet with tempered glass shelves. The conversion was done in such a way as to preserve reversal of the work. We still have the original mirror and mahogany backing should converting it back to it's original condition be desired.
These are Perko brass bridge lights that came off of either Pleasure Beach Bridge or Yellow Mill Bridge in Bridgeport, CT. My father used to be a bridge operator there. I have gotten an idea they are from the 1950's to 1960's, but I am not 100%. I have 2 like in the picture and a 3rd that does not have a stand. I spoke to a sales person at Perko and he couldn't give me any information regarding them. I am looking to see what they are worth.
I would like to sell these, but I have not set up an account anywhere just yet. I am just trying to gather information about them. Also we have a friend who owns a bar on the water and he may want them for his place.
