Opening Night photos from Ericailcane's "We Were Living in the Woods"

photos courtesy of Patrick Kawahara

A Sneak Peak at Some of the Work Coming from Erica il Cane

FIFTY24SF Gallery presents 'We Were Living in the Woods' new work by Erica il Cane

FIFTY24SF Gallery, in association with Upper Playground, is pleased to present a solo

exhibition by Italian street muralist and fine artist, Erica il Cane, entitled, We Were Living

in the Woods. The exhibition will be the second solo show that Erica has held in the United

States.

As a major contributor to an increasingly progressive and elaborate street art and mural

movement occurring in Europe over the past 5 years, Erica il Cane (translating to “Eric

the Dog”) gained international recognition for his anthropomorphic building-sized animal

murals throughout Italy and the continent. With fellow contemporaries Blu, Sam3, Escif,

and San, Erica’s large-scale murals have been viewed as fine art done within the public’s

view. We Were Living in the Woods will feature works on paper and on-site installations.

Born and studied in Bologna, Italy, Erica’s evolution to gallery work has seen depictions of

animals in unique, human situations rendered in Victorian-like style illustrations, etchings,

and short animated films. The art is often described as imagery from a dark fairy tale,

in which animals are shown within the darkness of human nature, focusing on themes

of alienation, satire, existentialism. Both gallery and mural work has also been hailed as

influential works advocating vegetarianism and animal rights.

Erica il Cane has shown throughout Europe, including Lazarides Gallery, Banksy’s Santa’s

Ghetto, the Fame Festival, and gallery shows in Milan, Rome, London, and Barcelona. He has

also shown in Los Angeles and Chicago.

We Were Living in the Woods

will run from November 11th – December 30th, with an

opening reception on Thursday, November 11th, from 7:30PM – 10:00PM.

Ericailcane: 'We Were Living in the Woods' Opens Nov. 11th at FIFTY24SF

Erica il Cane, is showing in our FIFTY24SF Gallery this November-December, 2010. Erica does a mix of really fine pencil and drawings, and then some really big, impressive murals throughout Europe. Here's a look at some older work . . .