Bogdan Luca

I was first interested in perfectly discernible image - subjects whose form I can clearly recognise and name. It helped me relate to the artist. However, as of late, I am increasingly becoming more interested in abstract or semi-abstract forms. Although there is little in the way of expression that I can understand, it conveys feeling in an entirely different manner. Take, for instance, Bogdan Luca’s work: when I first came across his work, I thought they were very violent. Perhaps it was the intense texture and colour, but there was a sense of implosion in his paintings. The walls collapsing and crumbling, the last glimpses of a man facing impending doom, trapped inside. However, as I researched more into his work, I began to see them all in a different light - one that is not violent at all. Instead, they took on a rather melancholic mood, one that reflects on the world around us with wonderment, trying to digest the multitude of visual distractions…

“Art is a form of communication. I am interested in the way we perceive the world and how our conceptualization of reality is shaped by our personal histories, psychology, historical and social context. My current work stems from an interest in vision as a function of the eye as well as a property of imaginative consciousness i.e.: prophetic vision. I look at a lot of Youtube video and film sources and I am very interested in digital images and forms of communication as metaphors for the above mentioned screes or filters that shape our consciousnesses… I hope that my work can provide a surprising perspective. That something taken as a given can be perceived as if for the first time. This goes back to vision, the intense proliferation of images and the placation of our mental processing of images through sheer volume.”

“I get a lot of comments about the violence in my work. I accept that as interpretive license on the part of the viewer but my work is not violent. At least not overtly so. Perhaps a psychological violence which results from a reversal of perspective or an unexpected encounter. If that is the case, then that is one of the things I am looking for.”

Images and text kindly permitted to be republished on this blog by the artist himself. Please visit Bogdan Luca’s site to view more of his fantastic work.