Eric Orr
Eric Orr ( December 8, 1939 in Covington - November 13, 1998 in Venice Beach ) was an American painter and installation artist .
life and work
Eric Orr was born in Kentucky in 1939 and lived in Venice Beach until 1998. Until 1965 he studied at five universities without a formal degree ( University of Cincinnati , New School of Social Research , University of California, Berkeley , National Autonomous University of Mexico , Ecole de Paraphysiques in Paris). Orr began a world tour in 1969, visiting sacred sites in Burma, Japan, Egypt, and India. Eric Orr had been married since 1982 and had two children. The artist and filmmaker Elizabeth Orr is his daughter.
Orr creates both his installations and his paintings from stone, metal, water, fire, bones, gold leaf, blood and lead, among other things. Orr has also implemented water installations. “Sound Tunnel” (1969) was exhibited at documenta 7 in Kassel in 1982 .
Movie
Crazy Wisdom: The Life And Work Of Eric Orr is a documentary by Elizabeth Orr with interviews with Larry Bell , Judy Chicago , curator Maurice Tuchman, and art theorist Thomas McEvilley
literature
- Zero MAss: The Art of Eric Orr. By Eric Orr, Anders Tornberg Gallery 1990 ISBN 978-9-18795-2-036
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catalog: documenta 7 Kassel ; Vol. 1: (visual biographies of the artists); Vol. 2: (Current works of the artists); S. 172, Kassel 1982 ISBN 3-920453-02-6
- ↑ Gibbs Farm Eric Orr accessed on May 14, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, Colin Gardner La Cienega Area accessed on May 14, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Eric Orr and Elizabeth Orr: Crazy Wisdom accessed on May 14, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orr, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Covington , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1998 |
| Place of death | Venice Beach , Los Angeles |