Ed heck prints- Why are they liked?

With specialties in original acrylic paintings on canvas, Ed Heck is one of the most fresh, bold

and enigmatic artist of our time. The reason why Ed Heck paintings are so popular is because

they are engaging. They have a naïve charm about themselves which comes quintessentially

when Ed uses bright colored pallets. With these bright positive messages being portrayed from

Ed’s painting the response from viewer has always been overwhelming. Since the time Ed Heck

has exhibited his first painting in 1999, they have been a hit among art loving community.

Ed Heck’s style of painting is such that it appeals to the gamut of audience, from fine art

newcomers to serious collectors. Ed is a consummate storyteller and engages viewer attention

with exploration of evocative use of color, along with showcase of sense of humor and irony.

Instead of painting abstract, Ed Heck borrows his imagery from comic books, to emphasis

emotional life in his art. Heck’s paintings are filled with weird and wonderful characters,

offbeat landscapes and peculiar visual point of view. Viewers get drawn into this imagery which

they have not seen or experienced before and like it instantly.

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Ed Heck lives in New York and it’s quite

amazing to see the paradox in his painting

when compared to the madness of New York.

People all across the country love Ed Heck’s

work and his detailed drawing can be found in

American Museum of Natural History’s fossil

halls. The paintings that Ed Heck creates have

often intrigued art lovers around the world.

Ed’s painting might at first glance look odd

due to his unique sense of imagination which

often represents two sides of same coin. While

Ed Heck works on paper and canvas have lost

all the excess baggage of detail, they are

distilled into an essence that can only be the

result of the most focused of study.

Ed has come a long way from his first exhibit in New York City in 1999. His work can now be

found around the world and it is Ed Heck’s unique style and mass appeal that has created a

space for him in art arena and has made him one of the leading pop artists of our time. Ed

along with his art has also written many children’s books such as Monkey Lost, Big Fish, Little

Fish and “Ed Heck Just Board”, which is his own line of board books. Ed Heck’s popularity has

also been accentuated by his licensed on apparel, home furnishings, dog toys, and a line of Ed

Heck luggage and travel accessories.

Charm of Ed Heck’s painting is universal due to his use of bold lines, vibrant colors and

powerful shapes. Ed Heck style of art has almost created a new genre of art often referred as

Heck style of art, which in itself is ode to Heck’s unique imagination. Rarely has an artist said

so much with such an economy of brush strokes.

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