BIO
Eric Goldberg was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
He studied at Parsons School of Design and
The New School for Social Research before
receiving his BFA from New York University
and his Masters Degree from New Mexico University.
He taught at numerous colleges and universities
for many years and was founding Chair of
the Art/Design Department of Quinebaug Valley
Community College in Connecticut from 1986-2003.
He currently works full-time, as a printmaker/painter,
in his studio in Mansfield Center, Connecticut.
He is a member of the American Print Alliance,
The Society of American Graphic Artists
(SAGA), Los Angeles Printmakers Society,
The Printmakers Network of Southern New
England and The Boston Printmakers, where
he’s a member of the Executive Board.
His prints and paintings have been extensively
exhibited in the USA and abroad. He has
received many awards including several from
The Society of American Graphic Artists;
The Newport Museum of Art; The Boston Printmakers
and The Washington Printmakers.
Most recently Goldberg's work has been
added to the collections of The Boston Athenaeum,
The National Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan,
Republic of China, The Sakima Art Museum,
Okinawa, Japan and the Print Collection
of The Boston Public Library.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My imagination is fueled by the world
around me, by places and people and the
thoughts and feelings they evoke. As an
artist, I make images which express these
concepts and emotions. I want my images
to convey both the natural world and deeper
truths, which are wordless and need to be
expressed through metaphor.
Drawing is the method in which my image
making begins and through which it evolves.
Whether the source of the work is from direct
observation, a photo I have taken or from
my imagination, it is always initially expressed
as a drawing. Ultimately, the work may become
an etching or a painting, but at its core
is always drawing. Drawing has a tactile
directness that connects the mind and the
hand. It is a two-way connection where the
drawing evokes thought and thought evokes
drawing. An unintentional gesture of the
hand can change the concept in a direction
that the mind alone would not have traveled.
Etching on a copper plate is, by its very
nature, a process with many steps from its
beginning through its completion. It is
a process which is well suited to my way
of working. I am able to develop a drawing
which evolves as it proceeds. Values and
forms, must be decided, resolved and executed
during the drawing. Patterns, made from
lines, cross lines and stipples become spontaneously
obvious to me while I work. Patterns and
values can be built and enhanced by the
layering of successive etches. When the
plate is inked and printed, the inverted
image becomes an entity onto itself; the
whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Eric Goldberg
Mansfield, Connecticut 2010
