His depictions of mysterious women, sometimes elegant and sometimes emaciated, hide a gentle satire of the feminine ideals imposed by society. Graphic elements, such as interweaving hair with thorns, flowers, and scratched words on the canvas surface, enchant passersby and infuse these scenes with powerful, dark, and melancholic romanticism.

Éric Lacan’s work is an extension of his street art. He adds an incredible level of technique to his artistic palette, whether in the realm of paper cutting, drawing, or painting. With meticulous precision, he cuts sheets of paper to create intricate thickets of plants and roses, resembling funeral wreaths, and achieves astonishingly detailed, emaciated portraits. His ambiguous use of black and white explores the legacy of 15th-century engravers and Gustave Doré, irresistibly drawing the viewer into a world of obscure clarity heightened by a weighty finality.

Éric Lacan’s work is exclusively represented in France by Galerie Openspace, which has dedicated two solo exhibitions to him to date: « Seventeen Seconds » (2013) and « All Monsters are Human » (2014).