In 1982, Erics style and recognition lead to a meeting with American artist Keith Haring who had been recognized on the New York scene for his "graffiti" and "pop art" images. The two had a fond appreciation of each others work and quickly became friends. In 1984 Haring and Orr collaborated on a series of drawings in the New York City subways. The black panel spaces provided a strong backdrop on which to achieve bold drawings in white chalk that were easily identifiable by commuters riding the subway. The drawings stretched from the number 6 Pelham Bay line in the Bronx to the 4 and 5 subway lines to Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan. Harings iconic radiant baby and Orrs robot head became part of New York City subway history.
In March 1985 this historical collaborative series was included in a group show at the Librizzi Gallery. One of the drawings would later go on to be part of a moving image presentation for Keith Haring's "Future Primeval" show at the Queens Museum in 1990.

Selected Commercial Design Projects

The Cosby Show (NBC-TV) - Painted the portrait of actress Raven Symone on a jacket for the episode "Nightmare on Stigwell Ave"

Clubhouse Restaurant, Atlanta, Ga, USA Interior painting and faux finishes

Strong City Records, Bronx, NY, USA - Created brand logos, album art and video production artwork for the music label and its recording artists

The Edge, Osaka, Japan Created and produced limited edition t-shirts using collaborative art by Orr / Haring for The Edges Japan stores

Scratch Worldwide Media, Los Angeles, Ca, USA Created a limited edition t-shirt using Orrs iconic logo design

Creative Transformation Projects

Creative Youth Programme, New Zealand Workshops, forums, and collaborative installations for public spaces in Rotorua, Hamilton, Christchurch, Rakaia, Alexandra, Wanaka, Queenstown, Greymouth and Hokitika, January March 2008 Representative Exhibitions

2008Eric Orr New York City Subway Maps, NG Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
2008 Live painting at Wildfood Festival, Hokitika, New Zealand
2008 Guest international artist at Art in the Park, Greymouth, New Zealand
2008Misty Frequencies, Whakatane District Museum & Gallery, Whakatane, New Zealand
2007Deck 2007, Molten Brothers/Arizona Museum for Youth, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
artworks on skateboards by over 100 US and international artists
2007Wide Open, McCaig-Welles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2007Installation, Halcyon Shop, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2007 Watch The Closing Doors, China Heights, Sydney, Australia
a retrospective exhibition and installation
2007 Guest artist at Auckland Festival, AK07, Auckland, New Zealand
2006 "The Art of Gaming" @ E3 expo (Electronic Entertainment Expo), LA Convention
Center, Los Angeles, Ca, USA
Xbox 360 customised faceplates by world famous graffiti / street artists
2006 "Trexi Invades NYC", Toy Qube, Flushing, NY, USA
customized 10" trexi toys
2006 "Decked Out", The Showroom NYC, NY, USA
100 custom longboards by 100 contemporary artists
2005 "Strong City Special", Hedon, Zwolle, Netherlands
2005 "Painted room 3.0", Hotel Des Arts, San Francisco, Ca, USA
2005 "Sketchel", Semi-Permanent 05, Sydney, Australia
2005 "Finders Keepers 6", Milano, Italy
2005 "Outside : In", Open Gallery, Brighton, UK
2005 "Java One", Moscone Center, San Francisco, Ca, USA
2005 "Solo Show", Halcyon Shop, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2004"100 Tags / 100 Tokens", MarcoArt Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
2004Tag The System" group show with Futura 2000, Lady Pink and Mars 1, The Showroom,
NYC, NY, USA
1990 Keith Harings "Future Primeval", Queens Museum, Queens, NY, USA
1985 "Graffiti and East Village Artist", Librizzi Gallery, NYC, NY, USA

Bibliography

2008The Press, Christchurch, 1 March, New Zealand
2008Inquiringmind Magazine, November, www.inqmnd.ca
2007Acclaim Magazine, June/July issue, Australia
2007Art All, Artists Alliance Magazine, June/July issue, New Zealand
2007Art News New Zealand, Winter 2007, New Zealand
2007 Mana Magazine, April issue, New Zealand
2007 The New Zealand Herald, Time Out March issue, New Zealand
2006 Vapors, January issue, Los Angeles, Ca, USA
2005 Juxtapoz, November issue, Los Angeles, Ca, USA
2005 San Francisco Magazine, June, San Francisco, Ca, USA
2005 Sketchel Magazine, Sydney, Australia
2002 Who Shot Ya?, New York, NY, USA
1986 Bronx Times Reporter, July, Bronx, NY, USA
1985 New York Daily News, New York, NY, USA
1985 Comic Value Monthly, New York, NY, USA
1985 International Graffiti Times, New York, NY, USA
1985 Rap Masters Magazine, NJ, USA

Website

www.ericart.org ,

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