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Gary Thomas Erbe

Gary Thomas Erbe (Born 1944) is active/lives in New Jersey, New York.  Gary Erbe is known for Trompe l'oeil objects-views, engraving.

GARY T. ERBE, a self-taught painter was born in 1944 in Union City, New Jersey where he maintained his studio from 1972-2006.

Unable to attend art school, he worked as an engraver from 1965-1970 to support himself and family, painting at nights and weekends to develop his skills. In 1967, Erbe discovered Trompe l’oeil painting and its masters. It was then that he recognized his particular place.

In 1969, Erbe conceived a way of creating paintings that would be more contemporary and a departure from the 19th Century Trompe l’oeil masters. By freeing objects from their natural surroundings via the illusion of levitation and through the juxtaposition of objects that in reality had no relationship, he could create thought provoking paintings. In the same year, Erbe coined the term “Levitational Realism”. In 1970, Erbe decided to pursue his art full time and began to actively exhibit his work.

Erbe has exhibited extensively since 1970 with solo exhibitions at Mu   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3703 characters.]  Artist bio

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