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Collections and Series

All original works are purchased through Eric Rottcher. Please email eric@rottcher.com for any purchase reservations. Prints and Merch are purchased through this site.

Artist Statement

Eric Rottcher People are inherently complex. Each of us is a blend of contradictions: joy and sorrow, secrecy and truth, the strange and the familiar. These dualities fascinate me, not only as an artist but as an individual navigating my own inner tensions. My work is rooted in this exploration, an autobiographical journey into the hidden, fragmented, and unresolved parts of myself, and how they connect to the broader human experience.

Through recurring symbols like party hats, teeth, and flowers, I examine the push and pull between what we conceal and what we reveal. These everyday objects become more than their surface meanings; they are charged with personal significance, serving as metaphors for memory, emotion, and the contradictions I carry.

I create not to provide answers, but to ask questions of myself, and by extension, of others. When someone engages with my work, I invite them to reflect on their own stories, their own hidden corners. This is not about universal truths or grand statements, it is about finding meaning in the small, often uncomfortable spaces where we overlap.