16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio

16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio

16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio

16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio

16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio

16.06.2013

matto lucas

photography

We really love the way the artist has pushed the work beyond the black and white format of the photograph, adding a whole new level of expression and emotion. The illustration layered upon photograph appear as masks to the portraits, suggesting an inner fire of uncontrollable passion or rage, forcing its way to the surface."I own this space.
Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself.

Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of truth and value. Through constructing false realities or by attacking the photograph directly, do these tainted images retain their façade? Do they still represent a believable truth? Is this valuable? In questioning human worth, my concern is to own space or property, whether that is intellectual, conceptual or physical (gallery) space. The artworks present the manipulated body that transgresses both fragility and empowerment. It exists to be both frightened and frightening.

It exists.
I exist."

www.theloop.com.au/mattolucas/portfolio