Minneapolis painter Erik Benson's show, Maker, was featured from January 17 to March 17 at the Saint John University Art Center, Collegeville, Minnesota. The title painting depicts a barren tree with pine-tree air fresheners hanging from the limbs. A rug, held in place with duct tape, covers a horse-like figure with human legs, a crutch, boots and a stray Vans slipper.
"I am particularly attracted to imagery that is ubiquitous within an urban architectural setting, in which elements of plasticity and temporality are depicted in a suspended state of in-between-ness."
