Artist Erin D. Garcia working on a large floral painting for exhibition Group 5.

In his solo exhibition Group 5, Erin D. Garcia presents paintings that depict floral motifs created from fluid loops of saturated acrylic paint on canvas.

The Los Angeles-based artist's new paintings continue to explore abstraction by iterating on his library of lines, arcs, and marks to create wholly new forms that reference flowers and fruits. In these works, Erin calls on object recognition to activate memories and emotions while also nodding to cultural and historical significance.

Artist Erin D. Garcia painting stripes on canvas for exhibition Group 5
Artist Erin D. Garcia preparing paint for works for exhibition Group 5
Artist Erin D. Garcia working on two large paintings for exhibition Group 5

I started these pieces while working on my last show, 'Super Silhouette', and finished them when I returned home from the opening in Tokyo. I wanted to see what finished is. Is it an idea mapped out and repeated through variations, or can it be caught in the middle of creation?

Erin D. Garcia

Artist Erin D. Garcia painting an abstract floral work for exhibition Group 5
Artist Erin D. Garcia painting an orange for exhibition Group 5
Artist Erin D. Garcia working on painting of oranges for exhibition Group 5

These pieces mark a transition in my process from transposing ideas from paper to creating directly on canvas.

Erin D. Garcia

Artist Erin D. Garcia working on a large floral painting for exhibition Group 5.
Artist Erin D. Garcia painting blue floral for exhibition Group 5
Artist Erin D. Garcia using palette knife on painting for exhibition Group 5
Preview of exhibition: Group 5, featuring paintings by Erin D. Garcia