Eric Gordon

I create comics, zines, and illustrations, but the work I make under the nickname DC Creepers, designates a painting style I've been developing since 2009. The concept is of being a cypher for all forms of visual and audio being experienced; basically documenting the people, interactions, the conversations, the music, the lyrics on headphones, the signs on bus shelters, etc. To become the fly on the wall.
These current works are amalgamations of comic styled storytelling, live action sketching, gesture drawing, abstraction, and capturing the still momentin time. The paintings are enhanced with reclaimed paint chips and peels as collage. Much like a page in my sketchbook, works are intended to deliver incongruous styles into complete, engaging, and contemplative compositions. Language, lyric, and wordplay are incorporated into every project.

Since birth I've been mostly deaf in my left ear. Efforts to improve this with assistive listening devices are nor effective due to the nature of my disability. I get by in most situations with lip reading, but it does not ensure being able to manage all social situations. In fact, I often struggle with this challenge. Instead of letting this get me down, I channel this auditory condition into a love for sound and music and exploit that in my art practice.

She's the DJ
Acrylic on canvas • $425