Untitled (from the Deserto-Modelo series), 2019
Lucas Arruda
Collection
Oil on canvas
30 x 35 cm
Many of Lucas Arruda’s dense, atmospheric paintings appear to be fields of pure abstraction at first glance, yet upon closer inspection, they reveal dreamlike depictions of oceans, twilight or sunrise, and rolling banks of fog or clouds—the compositions remain ambiguous enough for multiple readings. Arruda paints these enigmatic scenes from memory, unmooring them from geographical specificity and letting them pulse with imagined serenity and power. The artist generates a mysterious ambience with his muted, subtly shifting palettes and evocative, scratchy brushwork.
30 x 35 cm
Many of Lucas Arruda’s dense, atmospheric paintings appear to be fields of pure abstraction at first glance, yet upon closer inspection, they reveal dreamlike depictions of oceans, twilight or sunrise, and rolling banks of fog or clouds—the compositions remain ambiguous enough for multiple readings. Arruda paints these enigmatic scenes from memory, unmooring them from geographical specificity and letting them pulse with imagined serenity and power. The artist generates a mysterious ambience with his muted, subtly shifting palettes and evocative, scratchy brushwork.
Lucas Arruda (1983, São Paulo) lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.