Erica Il Cane | FIFTY24SF | Art, Gallery, San Francisco, Contemporary Art Space, Upper Playground

EricailCane from Draw the Line
October 22nd, 2011

Ericailcane’s Printmaking photos
November 11th, 2010

The prints have arrived and Ericailcane has shared with us some photos of them in the works. 7 different very low edition (editions of 4-20) prints will be available tonight at the opening and online tomorrow. A look at the process:

The Collaborative Murals of Ericailcane
November 9th, 2010

We prepped a few walls for Ericailcane last night in the Lower Haight. Before he begins to paint we thought we’d take a look at some of the collaborative work he’s done. With fellow contemporaries Blu, Sam3, San and Lucy Mclauchlan, Erica’s large-scale murals have played a key role in contributing to an increasingly progressive and elaborate street art and mural movement occurring in Europe over the past 5 years.

Ericailcane + Lucy McLauchlan + Blu

Ericailcane + Sam3

Ericailcane + Rekal

Ericailcane +Blu

Ericailcane + Blu

Ericailcane Day 1
November 8th, 2010

Erica il Cane arrives today
November 7th, 2010

Another short film in anticipation of November 11th . . .

le corbeau from ericailcane on Vimeo.

Erica il Cane AMMAZZARNE UNO PER EDUCARNE
November 5th, 2010

A Sneak Peak at Some of the Work Coming from Erica il Cane
November 4th, 2010

FIFTY24SF Gallery presents ‘We Were Living in the Woods’ new work by Erica il Cane
November 1st, 2010

FIFTY24SF Gallery, in association with Upper Playground, is pleased to present a solo

exhibition by Italian street muralist and fine artist, Erica il Cane, entitled, We Were Living

in the Woods. The exhibition will be the second solo show that Erica has held in the United

States.

As a major contributor to an increasingly progressive and elaborate street art and mural

movement occurring in Europe over the past 5 years, Erica il Cane (translating to “Eric

the Dog”) gained international recognition for his anthropomorphic building-sized animal

murals throughout Italy and the continent. With fellow contemporaries Blu, Sam3, Escif,

and San, Erica’s large-scale murals have been viewed as fine art done within the public’s

view. We Were Living in the Woods will feature works on paper and on-site installations.

Born and studied in Bologna, Italy, Erica’s evolution to gallery work has seen depictions of

animals in unique, human situations rendered in Victorian-like style illustrations, etchings,

and short animated films. The art is often described as imagery from a dark fairy tale,

in which animals are shown within the darkness of human nature, focusing on themes

of alienation, satire, existentialism. Both gallery and mural work has also been hailed as

influential works advocating vegetarianism and animal rights.

Erica il Cane has shown throughout Europe, including Lazarides Gallery, Banksy’s Santa’s

Ghetto, the Fame Festival, and gallery shows in Milan, Rome, London, and Barcelona. He has

also shown in Los Angeles and Chicago.

We Were Living in the Woods will run from November 11th – December 30th, with an

opening reception on Thursday, November 11th, from 7:30PM – 10:00PM.

A little Erica il Cane film we found today
October 26th, 2010

‘We were living in the Woods’ at FIFTY24SF: November 11th, 2010

Ericailcane: ‘We Were Living in the Woods’ Opens Nov. 11th at FIFTY24SF
October 21st, 2010

Erica il Cane, is showing in our FIFTY24SF Gallery this November-December, 2010. Erica does a mix of really fine pencil and drawings, and then some really big, impressive murals throughout Europe. Here’s a look at some older work . . .