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About this work

Eric Stefanski has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary painting, building a practice rooted in gestural abstraction and an intuitive approach to color that recalls the emotional directness of the Bay Area Figurative movement while remaining firmly situated in twenty-first-century concerns. His work has garnered increasing attention from collectors drawn to his ability to balance formal rigor with raw, unmediated expression—a quality that positions him within a lineage of painters who privilege the act of making as content itself. Need To exemplifies Stefanski's mature approach to the canvas, demonstrating his characteristic layering technique in which successive applications of acrylic build toward a surface that rewards sustained looking. At 16 x 20 inches, the work operates in an intimate register that demands close engagement, inviting the viewer into a concentrated dialogue with mark and ground. The title suggests urgency and compulsion, themes that resonate throughout Stefanski's broader investigation of desire, impulse, and the spaces between intention and action. Completed in 2026, this painting reflects the artist's continued refinement of a visual language that resists easy categorization while maintaining accessibility through its evident physicality. Stefanski's canvases have found homes in private collections across North America and Europe, with growing institutional interest signaling his rising position within the contemporary market. His commitment to painting as a primary medium at a moment when many artists have moved toward post-studio practices underscores both the sincerity of his engagement and the relevance of his contributions to ongoing conversations about abstraction's possibilities. For acquisition inquiries regarding Need To, please contact Guy Hepner.