Emil Lukas: Recent Sculptures Related Paintings
Emil Lukas makes evident every process and part that goes into his work. Byproducts of his studio practice and the natural environment become source material for and subjects of works that are both painting and sculpture. The pieces are histories of their own inspiration and construction. Wide ranging materials, including paper coffee cups used to mix paint, bottle caps, plaster casts of objects and body parts, organic residue, string, and bubble wrap are part of the archeology of each piece and vocabulary of them all.
Lukas’ sculptures are stacks of two-sided paintings – each piece ordered – so that a viewer flips back and forth through them, like the pages of a book. The surface of each component interlocks with the next, both physically and visually. Each turn of a “page” leads to discovery. The wall-mounted paintings are inspired by the relationships between the components of the sculptures. The paintings and sculptures share a visual vocabulary that incorporates the actions and thoughts of the artist, and parallel the processes of organic nature and time.
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Emil LukasSpillover, 2006watercolor and graphite on paper47 x 36 inches/119.4 x 91.4 cm
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Emil LukasRed From Above, 2006cast plaster on acrylic, wood frame32 x 24 x 4 inches/81.3 x 61 x 10.2 cm
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Emil LukasYellow Tip, 2006mixed media14 x 16 x 12 inches/35.6 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm
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Emil Lukas16 Supporting 4, 2006acrylic on canvas & paper cups32 x 24 x 3 1/4 inches/81.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm
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Emil LukasSets of Six, 2006acrylic, cups, canvas32 x 24 x 3 inches/81.3 x 61 x 7.6 cm
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Emil LukasFixing Fontana, 2006acrylic on canvas with found objects32 x 24 x 4 inches/81.3 x 61 x 10.2 cm
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Emil LukasBlue On White, White On Blue, 2006acrylic on canvas with thread and found object34 x 24 x 3 inches/86.4 x 61 x 7.6 cm
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Emil LukasClosing Holes with Holes, 2006acrylic on canvas, found objects32 x 24 x 3 inches/81.3 x 61 x 7.6 cm
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Emil LukasWhite Center, 2005mixed media on plaster, canvas, paper72 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches/182.9 x 39.4 x 29.2 cm
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Emil LukasSwing, Drag & Drip, 2006acrylic on canvas, thread & spool34 x 24 x 3 inches/86.4 x 61 x 7.6 cm
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Emil LukasAccumulation of Line, 2006mixed media16 x 16 x 12 inches/40.6 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm
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Emil LukasShift, 2006cast plaster and acrylic on wood frame32 x 24 x 3 3/4 inches/81.3 x 61 x 9.5 cm