Eric Knowles Painter

So i'm not really sure of the titles of these works of art, but i think that the art speaks for themselves.  This first painting to me, if i didn't know anything about it, would be very visually interesting to look at on it's own.  But since i do know that this was made in part through an art performance by the artist, that makes it that much more interesting.  I know that Eric used himself and a pair of punching gloves dipped in paint to apply the color part of this work.  I may be completely off on this, but to me it is almost as if Eric himself was boxing Ali.  I like how this is just tacked up to the wall, and not on a stretcher.  it gives this work more of a unconfined, non-static feel to it, like Ali is moving in reaction to Eric's punches.

Eric's other two painting obviously deal with football.  The first being a painting of a play, and the next of a UGA football player.  With the playbook painting, i found it particularly intriguing in that Eric uses what is typically a quick sketch and done by people who don't consider themselves to be artists, but rather coaches, and he turns it into a fine art painting.  The UGA football player painting is interesting in how he uses only white highlights on the school's primary color to make the painting.  Eric also doesn't try to do too much, adding just enough for the viewer to make out what it is.  What i like about these two paintings is the fact that Eric attends a SEC school, which is usually known for their sports, and less about their academics.  This to me shows what Eric is surrounded with, and wether he likes the sports or not, it does come out in his work.

Overall, i think that Eric is really pushing himself and his art, and is using his life and his experiences in his life as a well in which he draws out of to create his art.  I appreciate how with just the three paintings that i have shown here, it is evident that he doesn't stick to just one style of painting and he varies his technique to accomplish what he wants in each work of art.