
Spotlight Artist
Lucas Martell
West
Artist Statement
It starts when I recall in detail how an object appeared to me
a week ago. Now, mix that with water, adding memories
of contours, silhouettes, and lighting. Freeze it. From that
recollection I create two scenarios: throw one in hot water and
photograph it; throw the other into a blue sky and remember it.
These memorized pictures and fantastical scenarios influence
the imagery in my work. Derived from a tug-o-war between
retrospective sights and current observations—moving from one
place to another. Constantly flowing imagery is interrupted by
paint viscosity, which later synthesizes or suspends my thought,
like a still frame, accentuating its details. I forcefully manipulate
the medium like a balancing act, and the original structure of an
object is recaptured in a matter of seconds.
Artist's Additional works
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