Emil Lukas was born in Pittsburgh, U.S.A., in 1964. He lives and works in Stockertown.
However much each work of Lukas, such as his stacked columns, is a convincing whole, it is always a collection of various elements. Each element on its own is an extract from, or a single moment in a process begun somewhere else. This in turn sets off a chain of new reactions.
Lukas’s use of materials leftover from other works is a demonstration of this. Furthermore, the frequent presence of thread-like drawings made by insects covered with ink and pigments indicates the simultaneous presence of differing painting components, both regarding their conception and their compositional strategies and developments. In this way each “piece” of a work becomes a fragment in a process of development and growth.
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Available works
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#2068 Cast Puddle 2068, 2023
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood, 55,88 x 37,9 x 7,62 cm
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#2067 Cast Puddle 2067, 2021
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood, 55,88 x 36 x 7,62 cm
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#2150 Halo, 2023
Pittura su tela con filo e legno,
98 x 98 x 5,7 cm -
#1955 Lost Photograph #55, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1957 Lost Photograph #57, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1960 Lost Photograph #60, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1542 - wave, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame,
100 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1543 -position of heat, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame
200 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1540 - the weight of paint, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame
200 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1533 - miles of sound, 2017
thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails
63,5 x 76 x 8,5 cm -
#1536 - cumulative pinch, 2017
thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails
58,5 x 58,5 x 8,5 cm -
#1216 Heavy Pillow, 2012
plaster and wood
14 x 17 x 9 cm -
#1549 - impact lens, 2017
alluminum
130 x 265 x 76 cm -
System With 417 #416, 1996
mixed media on paper and chalk
7,6 x 43 x 22,9 cm -
Winter Line #0696, 2001
plaster, glass, paper, wire, wax and organic material
11,5 x 30,5 x 14 cm -
Liquid Curve #0733, 2002
mixed media on plaster
28 x 29 x 22 cm -
Yoke #0752, 2003
mixed technique on plaster, wood, glass and wire
25 sezioni
147 x 30,5 x 38,1 cm -
White Puddles of Color #0751, 2003
plaster and mixed media on paper (6 pieces)
20 x 28 x 22 cm -
Trickle #0758, 2003
pigments on chalk
45 x 37 x 6 cm -
Stacked Colour #0757, 2003
plaster cast , paper and thread
45 x 37 x 6 cm -
Curvature Study, 2012
Multiple plaster, numbered and signed by the artist
Limited to 25 copies
15 x 41 x 22 cm -
Glass Painting #1189, 2012
various materials on wood
68 x 87,5 x 7,5 cm -
Yolk, 2004
mixed media on canvas
140 x 196 x 8 cm
Installations
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Autodisporsi. Random and purpose, 2023
Installation view, Studio la Città, 2023
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Emil Lukas, 2017
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Emil Lukas, 2017
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
The end of utopia, 2017
"The end of utopia" - installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
The End of Utopia, 2017
installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
The End of Utopia, 2017
installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
#1549 - impact lens, 2017
"The end of utopia" - installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
Large curtain, 2014
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Curvature, 2012 - Installation view
various material, environmental dimensions
Studio la Città, Verona
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Available works
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#2068 Cast Puddle 2068, 2023
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood, 55,88 x 37,9 x 7,62 cm
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#2067 Cast Puddle 2067, 2021
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood, 55,88 x 36 x 7,62 cm
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#2150 Halo, 2023
Pittura su tela con filo e legno,
98 x 98 x 5,7 cm -
#1955 Lost Photograph #55, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1957 Lost Photograph #57, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1960 Lost Photograph #60, 2020
Hand ground sumi on glass over paper and graphite in painted wood frame,
38,5 x 31 x 4,5 cm -
#1542 - wave, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame,
100 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1543 -position of heat, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame
200 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1540 - the weight of paint, 2017
paint on canvas with thread over wood and aluminum frame
200 x 100 x 50 cm -
#1533 - miles of sound, 2017
thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails
63,5 x 76 x 8,5 cm -
#1536 - cumulative pinch, 2017
thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails
58,5 x 58,5 x 8,5 cm -
#1216 Heavy Pillow, 2012
plaster and wood
14 x 17 x 9 cm -
#1549 - impact lens, 2017
alluminum
130 x 265 x 76 cm -
System With 417 #416, 1996
mixed media on paper and chalk
7,6 x 43 x 22,9 cm -
Winter Line #0696, 2001
plaster, glass, paper, wire, wax and organic material
11,5 x 30,5 x 14 cm -
Liquid Curve #0733, 2002
mixed media on plaster
28 x 29 x 22 cm -
Yoke #0752, 2003
mixed technique on plaster, wood, glass and wire
25 sezioni
147 x 30,5 x 38,1 cm -
White Puddles of Color #0751, 2003
plaster and mixed media on paper (6 pieces)
20 x 28 x 22 cm -
Trickle #0758, 2003
pigments on chalk
45 x 37 x 6 cm -
Stacked Colour #0757, 2003
plaster cast , paper and thread
45 x 37 x 6 cm -
Curvature Study, 2012
Multiple plaster, numbered and signed by the artist
Limited to 25 copies
15 x 41 x 22 cm -
Glass Painting #1189, 2012
various materials on wood
68 x 87,5 x 7,5 cm -
Yolk, 2004
mixed media on canvas
140 x 196 x 8 cm
Installations
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Autodisporsi. Random and purpose, 2023
Installation view, Studio la Città, 2023
-
Emil Lukas, 2017
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Emil Lukas, 2017
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
The end of utopia, 2017
"The end of utopia" - installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
The End of Utopia, 2017
installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
The End of Utopia, 2017
installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
#1549 - impact lens, 2017
"The end of utopia" - installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
Large curtain, 2014
installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Curvature, 2012 - Installation view
various material, environmental dimensions
Studio la Città, Verona
