Eric Zener Art
American, b. 1966
Eric Zener is a self-taught Photorealist artist recognized for his figure paintings of lone subjects often submerged in swimming pools.
Zener employs water as a metaphorical tool to express renewal and personal transformation. It speaks to the collective desire in all of us to retreat from the noise of the world, challenging the shallow, surface-level questions and concerns that frame our daily lives. Additionally, Zener works across a broad spectrum of materials, including paint, silver leaf, and resin, to create texture, depth, and dimensionality in his work.
Zener’s work has been exhibited in the United States, and internationally, for over 25 years. His solo exhibition history has largely been with his long-standing dealers in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Zener has had numerous shows in Asia, Australia and Europe. Eric’s work has been featured and reviewed extensively in art magazines and other publications. Apart from gallery representation his work has also been included in museum shows and international residency programs.
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(Biography provided by Samuel Owen Gallery)
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Artist: Eric Zener
SUPERBLOOM - Contemporary Landscape / Poppies / Clouds
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
NIGHT PLUNGE II - Contemporary Realism / Water / Ocean / Deep Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
IMMERSION - Contemporary / Figurative / Water Scene / Swimmers
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER WORMHOLE - Contemporary / photorealism / landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
ALL CLEAR AHEAD - Contemporary / Photorealism / Summer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed-Media Resin Piece by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
ABOVE IT ALL - Contemporary Realism / Male Figure Swimmer / Ladder Journey Sky
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
RED GROVE - Realism / Mixed Media / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Resin Piece by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
PATHWAYS -Contemporary Realism / Abstracted Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ENVELOP - Contemporary Figurative Realism / Swimmer / Diver / Water
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WHERE TO BEGIN -Contemporary Realism / Landscape / Waterpark
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LONG JOURNEY - Contemporary Realism / Lush Green Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
JEWEL - Contemporary Figurative Art / Mixed Media Resin / Swimmer / Waterscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Resin
BLOSSOM - Contemporary Realism/ Spring / Cherry Blossoms
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MONTECITO MORNING - Contemporary Realism / Pool Water Scene / California Vibe
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MAN RISING UP - Contemporary Realism / Figurative Male / Mixed Media Resin
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
REACHING UP - Contemporary Mixed Media / Figurative Realism / Swimmer Underwater
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
BLUE SALUTATION - Mixed Media / Contemporary Figurative Swimmer / Beach
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media artwork by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
FLOATING BY - Contemporary Realism / Female Figurative / Dreamscape / Space
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Joy / Swimming / Pool / Underwater / Photo-transparency Painting / Eric Zener
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Joy"
18 x 24 inches
Unique
Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel.
Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recognized fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Eric Zener Art
Materials
Foil
KEEP MOVING - Contemporary Realism / Pop Art / Male Figurative Art
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
BLOOMING OASIS - Mixed Media / Contemporary Beach Scene / High Color
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Depicts a sandy beach populated with swimmers and sunbathers.
Mixed media artwork by Eric Zener. Employing a multi-layered materials process, Zener has combined hand gilding, resin pours, photography, and oil or ink printing, achieving a depth and vibrancy not possible when using oils on canvas. These pieces will be the last of their kind available to the public, since the technical means by which they were produced is no longer existent.
Zener has characteristically approached his work with an eye to articulating enigmatic human encounters with life challenges. Expanses of water, and occasionally sky, have served as his backdrop, which he has peopled with swimmers and divers and walkers of tightropes. On occasion even the swooping slides of water parks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Silver
GLIDING THROUGH - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Beach Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE DIVE - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Beach Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LAUNCHING - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Black and White Silhouette
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER TUMBLE - Contemporary Figurative Art / Mixed Media Resin / Swimmers
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media artwork by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Trap Door / Swimming / Dive / Pool / Summer / Photography
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Trap Door"
12 x 41 inches
Unique
Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel.
Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recogni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Eric Zener Art
Materials
Silver, Foil
SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
NIGHT RISE - Black and Blue / Bubbles Rising in Water / Deep Ocean
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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