I don’t believe any of your bullshit

Curatorial note

*APC ART is pleased to present Eric Stefanski’s “I don’t believe any of your bullshit,” a museum-caliber, unique oil on linen painting, hand signed and dated “Eric Stefanski 2022,” and professionally stretched and framed on a maple wood stretcher within a matching maple artist’s frame. This one-of-one work stands as a definitive example of Stefanski’s most sought-after practice — where language, surface and psychology converge into a single, immediate visual statement.* *Over the past decade, Eric Stefanski has emerged as one of the most relevant voices in ultra-contemporary text-based painting. His exhibitions have developed a reputation for selling out in their entirety — often prior to public opening — driven by a deeply engaged and cross-disciplinary collector base that includes major contemporary art patrons, cultural tastemakers, musicians, actors, and collectors who focus on the most current and conceptually rigorous positions in painting. His works circulate internationally and have become fixtures in forward-thinking private collections that prioritize cultural relevance and long-term historical placement.* *Stefanski’s practice is rooted in the transformation of private thought into public object. His phrases — at once disarming, confrontational, humorous and vulnerable — function as emotional self-portraits that mirror the collective psychological landscape of the present moment. In this way, his work exists in direct dialogue with the most important trajectories of post-conceptual painting, where text becomes image and the act of reading becomes a physical, visual experience.* *In “I don’t believe any of your bullshit,” the saturated electric blue ground creates a field of charged stillness against which the fleshy pink lettering is pushed forward with extraordinary force. The surface is built through thick, deliberate applications of oil paint — every stroke retaining the pressure, speed and direction of the artist’s hand. The impasto is not merely material; it is structural. Light catches the ridges of paint, producing constant shifts in shadow and highlight that animate the work as the viewer moves. This sculptural texture — dense, tactile and unapologetically physical — is the defining characteristic of Stefanski’s most important paintings and places the work firmly within the lineage of painting as object rather than image.* *The text itself is rendered in a manner that resists mechanical reproduction. Each letter is formed through a continuous, bodily motion, giving the phrase a rhythmic cadence that reads as both handwriting and abstraction. The slight variations in edge, the moments where the brush hesitates or accelerates, and the areas where paint accumulates into raised topography create a surface that is as much about time and gesture as it is about language.* *This is the essence of ultra-contemporary painting: immediacy, authenticity, and material presence. The work rejects digital flatness and instead insists on the primacy of touch, process and physical encounter. It is both a declaration and an artifact — a painting that records its own making.* *As a unique example, this work occupies the highest tier of Stefanski’s market. While his editioned works are widely collected and actively traded, the one-of-one paintings represent the core of his practice and are increasingly difficult to acquire, particularly as institutional and blue-chip private collections begin to secure prime examples.* *The refined maple presentation underscores the tension between raw expression and formal resolution — a balance that has become synonymous with the artist’s most iconic works. It allows the painting to function equally as an object in a domestic setting, a gallery environment, or within a major contemporary collection.* *The work is in hand and ready for immediate shipment. APC ART is pleased to advise on museum-quality archival installation and framing strategies tailored to the client’s collection.* *A visually arresting, materially powerful and culturally precise Eric Stefanski — the definition of ultra-contemporary painting and a significant long-term investment acquisition.* *OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY APC ART*  *MIA • ATL • NYC • LA • LONDON • PARIS • TOKYO*  Provenance Purchased direct from the studio of Eric Stefanski, 2022.  Private collection; Toronto, Canada.  Included with the work will be a certificate of authenticity from APC ART, guaranteeing the work in perpetuity.  Condition The work is as executed by the artist. Excellent condition, framed to museum standard. The work is ready to frame and enjoy.

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Artist

Eric Stefanski

Title

I don’t believe any of your bullshit

Edition

Unique work

Signature

Unsigned

Framing

Unframed

Presented by

APC Gallery

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