About this activity.

eric setz

Myths

March 8 to April 3, 2025

Opening:
March 8, 5 pm, with a dichotomy between art historian Peter de Ruiter and eric setz

Additional activities:
eric setz in the gallery: March 16 and 30, 1 - 5 pm
Artist talk: March 19, 8 pm

The Myths series by eric setz was born about eight years ago out of curiosity about how he could bring mythical characters into our present day. Thus he depicted the biblical figure Eve as a young woman who, sitting on an apple, celebrates her freedom with nitrous oxide. And Orpheus pulling Eurydice out of the underworld with guitar playing that is much more beautiful than an upper world severely polluted by industry. For the representation of the characters, he has looked to internet photos, cartoon characters, pin-ups and old masters, among others. Last year, he made changes to the entire series. With the exception of ‘For Taste’ because this painting is the basis of the series as a whole.

Along the way, he started thinking about universal notions like the ‘durability’ of IKEA, the concept of ‘people’ in of the Volkswagen car brand and the perpetual smile of Mona Lisa. He depicts these in smaller works in various techniques.

A certain amount of mockery and vulgarity, incidentally, is not entirely foreign to him.

Galerie Noord.

Galerie Noord is een expositieruimte in hartje Groningen. Vierwekelijks bieden we kunstenaars uit het Noorden de mogelijkheid recent werk te tonen, solo of in kleine groepen. Galerie Noord richt zich op autonoom, experimenteel en onderzoekend werk in vrijwel alle disciplines. We willen bezoekers verrassen door tentoonstellingen te bieden met een wisselend karakter. 
 
Galerie Noord wordt volledig gerund door vrijwilligers. In 1997 werd de galerie opgericht als kunstenaarsinitiatief.

Location.

Galerie Noord
Nieuwstad 6
9711 JP Groningen
tel 050-3113322
www.galerienoord.nl