Adam and Eve by Lucinda Luvaas

Adam and Eve by Lucinda Luvaas

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		Title:	Adam and Eve		click on double star
		Artist:	Lucinda Luvaas
		Medium:	monotype
		Size:	24 in x 30 in
		Desc:	This piece is part of a series of monotypes. I do my monotypes by hand not on a press and often use other mediums on the paper after printing.
		Contact Info:	http://lucindaluvaas.com Dealer Contact: Monkdogz Urban Art	CA 92544
		Price Range:	Important:$501-$5,000		Other Contact OK
	lucinda luvaas Lucinda Luvaas is a multimedia artist working in film and fine art. Her films and fine art have been screened and exhibited both nationally and abroad. Her multimedia project, “Running Through History,” has recently been exhibited at Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Art Center, Chadron State College in Nebraska, The Chase Mitchell Gallery in Santa Ana, CA and The Residence in London. Current and upcoming exhibitions include: The Continental Gallery, Los Angeles, May/June, 2007, a group exhibition at Espace Dialogos, May-July, Paris, France called, "Metamorphoses," VideoMation, NYC/Mar-April/2007, The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Bloomsburg University Haas Gallery, PA, July, AtelierAzur, Norway, The Saginaw Art Museum, MI.The Annenberg School for Communication, Philadelphia, PA, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, St. Francis University, Joliet, IL, Bluetenweiss Gallery, Berlin, Germany, The Chase Mitchell Gallery, Santa Ana, CA. James Gray Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, solo show, May/June/08. Her work has been televised, and shown at colleges and universities, some of which include: OffOff Gent, Belgium, Baja California International Film Festival, Mexico, 3BTV, England, The Pioneer Theater, NYC, MOMA, NYC, VideoMation, NYC, Espace Dialogos, Paris, France, Denver International Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Deep Dish TV, The Silverlake Film Festival, San Diego State University, The Hugh C. Hyde Living Writer’s Series, Tufts University Television, The Bare Bones Film Festival and others. Her film, “A Working Man’s Apocrypha,” recently was awarded, “Best Narrative Short,” at The Delta International Film Festival. Although her primary medium is oil painting she creates work in varied mediums including: gouache, monotype, etching, painted wall sculpture, casein and murals. She also has expanded her mediums further into composing electronic music for orchestra and creating very short videos for her installations. Her interior and exterior public art commissions include murals for John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and WNET-TV, both in NYC. In addition, her work has been the subject of television specials on “Good Morning America,” CBS German TV, WNET-TV, NYC and The San Diego Art Scene. Ms. Luvaas has also been interviewed for a Sunday Special on National Public Radio and her work has been the subject of magazine articles including: Americana Magazine and Japanese Cosmopolitan. She has taught studio painting and mural painting workshops at UCSD, Queens College, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, National University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, NYC, Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program, New York State Community Art Centers and the Southern Vermont Art Center. ARTIST’S STATEMENT Lucinda Luvaas works in a variety of media: oils, gouache, casein, acrylic, oilbars, oil pastels, reverse glass painting, creating painted wall sculpture, free-standing painted sculpture as well as working in print mediums such as monotype and etching. I’ve worked as a public artist in New York, creating interior and exterior murals. Presently, I am working on multi-media installations incorporating sound, video, drawing, and painting. Much of my work deals with societal and psychological material. I’m primarily interested in creating imagery that comments on various facets of our lives. My creative self is like an antenna, reaching out to catch the winds and currents of our time recording a bit of painterly history for people now and for those to come. My goal is to create dramatic tableaus that are bold, direct and without any artifice or self-censorship being more interested in interpreting reality rather than representing it. However, I like to use a metaphoric approach rather than literal being that I am more a dreamer than a realist. I’m very interested in creating art that reaches out to the viewer, believing that art is a social interaction. In order for a work of art to truly succeed, the spectator should be able to take part in the visual experience and walk away, hopefully provoked and enriched.