Spotlight Artist

Lucy Luckovich

South
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Girls Gone Wild (Beach Interview)

Dark cherry tied with a glossy pink ribbon, soft abstract background.

oil on canvas

Lolita (1997) I

Large chain with blue beads over blurred legs in white socks and shoes.

oil on canvas

Lolita (1962)

Cherry tied with a pink and purple ribbon, blurred grayscale figure in the background.

oil on canvas

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Artist Statement

 Lucy Luckovich creates oil paintings that deal with image consumption and alienation from death and from the body, particularly the female body. Meticulously rendering in oil paint, she uses technique and illusion to draw a line between the digital objectification of women’s bodies and collective detachment from our tangible, physical environments. By sourcing imagery from online forums, film stills, and social media, combined with cherries, chains, and pearls to partially obstruct the background, she reinforces that each subject is just an object—not a girl or a body.

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