Lucas Bononi
Colorado
Lucas Bononi, Untitled, oil, 24 x 30.
Art Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. This fall I am starting the core program at Grand Central Atelier in New York to re-establish the fundamentals of painting and drawing in my work.
Style: Contemporary realism.
Creative Spark: I love finding irony in the things we don’t normally think about, such as revalidating junk as beauty.
Second-Choice Career: Something pertaining to environmental politics or sustainability. From an early age I’ve tried to reduce my carbon footprint by living in an environmentally conscious manner.
Other Passions: Skateboarding and bouldering.
One Thing People Don’t Know About You: I’m currently learning Russian, which will be my fourth language.
Best Advice Received: From San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator Maria Medua: “Don’t let your medium dictate your work, rather the opposite.”
Biggest Fear: To not be able to grow as an artist. There is no limit to what we do and how we create.
Pet Peeve: When something or someone takes me away from the easel. Anyone can vouch for me when I say I’m a “paintaholic.”
Quirkiest Trait: I constantly do funny impersonations of people.
Favorite Work by Another Artist: DEMON OVERTHROWN by Mikhail Vrubel.
Future Goals: I would like to pay homage to my roots and open an atelier in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Representation: Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA; Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY; Eleventh Street Arts, Long Island City, NY; European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Lucas Bononi, Unveiled, oil, 18 x 24.
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- Lucas Bononi, Aptekareva, acrylic, 48 x 24.
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- Lucas Bononi, Blender, oil, 20 x 17.
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