
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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PEL_5398
Pittura acrilica su tela su legno
Acrylic paint on canvas over wood -
PEL_5366
Pittura acrilica su tela su legno
Acrylic paint on canvas over wood
76 x 122 x 6 cm -
PEL_5238
Inchiostro su vetro e carta con grafite e carboncino in cornice di legno dipinto
Ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted wood frame
58,5 x 58,5 x 5 cm -
PEL_5245
Inchiostro su vetro e carta con grafite e carboncino in cornice di legno dipinto
Ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted wood frame
63,5 x 84 x 5 cm -
PEL_5303
Inchiostro e pittura su tela
Ink and paint on canvas
40,5 x 35,5 x 9 cm -
PEL_5274
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#2150 Halo, 2023
Painting on canvas with wire and wood
98 x 98 x 5,7 cm -
#2068 Cast Puddle 2068, 2023
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood
55,88 x 37,9 x 7,62 cm -
#2067 Cast Puddle 2067, 2021
Watercolor on plaster with wire and wood
55,88 x 36 x 7,62 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 -
#1963 "Lost Photograph #63 circa 1915"
Hand ground sumi on glass aver 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 -
#1531 - shaped hum, 2017
Thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails
58,5 x 58,5 x 8,5 cm -
#1238 - One and Under, 2012
Plaster and wood
19 x 17 x 8,5 cm -
#1216 Heavy Pillow, 2012
Plaster and wood
14 x 17 x 9 cm -
Curvature Study, 2012
Multiple plaster, numbered and signed by the artist
Limited to 25 copies
15 x 41 x 22 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 -
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 -
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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PEL_5165
Installation view, Studio la Città
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PEL_5183
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PEL_5203
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PEL_5192
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PEL_5379
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Autodisporsi. Random and purpose, 2023
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Autodisporsi. Random and purpose, 2023
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Autodisporsi. Random and purpose, 2023
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Emil Lukas, 2017
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Emil Lukas, 2017
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Emil Lukas, 2017
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
The End of Utopia, 2017
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
Installation view
Palazzo Flangini, Venice -
Large curtain, 2014
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona -
Curvature, 2012
Installation view
Studio la Città, Verona