Armusik’s large figurative paintings are a journey through art history, borrowing timeless themes of mythology, faith, and history while drawing parallels with his own experiences as a representational painter rooted here in the contemporary art world. His work is unapologetic in its use of traditional painting techniques and romantic subject matter and he even takes the occasional jab at the implied inferiority of modern art with paintings like “If Picasso Could Paint”.
In early May 2010, Eric’s artwork was picked for the prestigious Chairman’s Choice Award in Art Renewal Center’s International Salon www.artrenewal.org out of 1700 entries from artists of 30 countries, clearly setting him as one of the most promising figurative artists in the genre of realism today. Eric’s paintings are in numerous private collections and public institutions such as the Trenton Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Salmagundi Club, NYC, Allentown Art Museum, The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Monsoon Galleries, and Progressive Galleries. Eric’s paintings have appeared nationally in a number of publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, American Art Collector Magazine, American Artist Magazine, Poets and Artists, Old House Journal and for the entire year of 2009 in five publications of Victorian Homes Magazine.
