Fine Art Semi-Glossy Print

Dimensions: 12 x 16"

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About the Artist:

Lucia Love (b. 1988, New York, NY) attended the School of Visual Arts on a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, where they studied painting and traditional animation. During this time, the craft of character design attracted them for its ability to communicate metaphysical experiences through gesture. Love’s visually rich paintings are loaded with references to art history, mythology, politics, and the dynamics of power. By layering these references, contemporary allegories emerge, pushing each piece into the realm of idea painting. Love’s unusual painting style incorporates multiple techniques, such as hyperrealism, brushy gestures, and a flat, cartoonish line into cohesive and dynamic symbolic compositions. Their idiosyncratic paintings have appeared at Albertz Benda, Cue Foundation, Kustera Projects, Kantor Gallery, Giovanni’s Room, Sargent’s Daughters, The Hole, JDJ Gallery, and others. They have done character design for Sony animation, as well as painting assistance for Emily Mae Smith and Jeff Koons. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, Art Net, Hyperallergic, Art 21 Magazine, and other outlets. They are a Pioneer Works residency alum, a Shandaken Paint School fellow, and their work has been included in The Bunker Artspace of Beth Rudin DeWoody, and the Xiao Museum collection in Rizhao city China.

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