Eric Goldstein

“For the past 20 years I have collaborated on over 65 film projects as the Director of Photography. For me, cinematography has always been a truly renaissance art. It has required the alchemy of science, math, history, and technical skills to distill order out of visual chaos. As with any creative ensemble, filmmaking is a collaborative endeavor. But as a painter, I am on my own. I find that painting requires greater self-acceptance and a deeper engagement with my world. This time instead of trying to make order out of the chaos, I am embracing chaos and allowing it to be what it is. Ultimately, my painted frames express the same underlying concept that I strive for as a cinematographer: emotional narratives with kinetic energy.”

“Currently I am using colored thread of various thickness, acrylic medium, latex paint, plaster, and metal foil to tell a story of a- kind. By distilling the basic elements of color, texture, and line from the world around me, my canvases attempt to be moving images of nature—not visible nature, but as nature feels---unspoken, indescribable and sometimes chaotic.”