NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
Jerry Ehrlich was born in 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island. He has lived in Italy, Japan, Austria, and currently resides in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Travel and a side gig in historic building restoration have helped to inform his work and process. His bemusement by life’s contradictions and those moments you catch out of the corner of your eye remain his inspiration.
He has work in museums, universities, corporate headquarters, public places, and private collections. His family jokes about that final day when they find him beneath another piece that he should never been working on alone.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
Jerold Ehrlich studied sculpture at Connecticut College. He has lived in Austria, Italy, and Japan and now resides in Narragansett, Rhode Island. His material of choice is rebar, which is found around construction sites where Ehrlich has spent much time in one of his other lives. Rebar is the skeletal armature for poured concrete. Surrounded by concrete, the tension inherent in the steel holds the concrete in compression, adding strength to the static load. The tension is directional. Add energy either through gravity or heat and
rebar expresses itself in ways that—although characteristic of the material—are not reflective of its intended use. Ehrlich has pieces in private collections around the world and at US colleges and corporations. He currently shows with Causey Contemporary in New York City, has three pieces at Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center Sculpture Park and another across from the Providence Civic Center.
Source: NetWorks 2015-2016 Catalogue
Steel, 36 x 60 x 78 in.
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Art Photographer: Marc Johnston
Peerless Images: Glenn Turner Photo
Executive Producer: Joseph A. Chazan, M.D.
Additional Resources:
Artist’s Website: http://www.jerryehrlich.com/
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
