Lucas Reiner

Lucas Reiner
Born
Lucas Joseph Reiner[1]

(1960-08-17) August 17, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California
Education
Known for
SpouseMaud Winchester
Parents

Lucas Joseph Reiner (born August 17, 1960) is an American painter, printmaker, photographer and filmmaker.[2][3][4] He is most known for painting series that mix elements of representation, narrative, symbolism and abstraction. The work explores subjects such as the collision between organic growth and urban life, the atmospheric effects of fireworks and spiritual themes.[5][6][7] His work belongs to the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, among others,[8][9][10] and a monograph of his paintings, drawings and photographs, Los Angeles Trees (2008), was selected as one of the Los Angeles Times "Favorite Books of 2008."[3][11] That paper's critic David Pagel wrote that his "paintings of trees trimmed to within inches of their lives have the pathos of circus freaks and the stubbornness of survivalists."[12] Reiner has exhibited in the U.S., Germany, Italy and Mexico,[13][14][15] at institutions including Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and Museo de la Estampa.[16][17] He is based in Los Angeles and Berlin, and married to Maud Winchester.[6][18]

Lucas Reiner, On Venice Blvd. #12, oil on canvas, 14.5" x 15.5", 2010.
  1. ^ Reiner, Carl (20 November 2012). I Remember Me. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4772-6455-3. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ Crockett, Tobey. "Lucas Reiner at Bennett Roberts," Art in America, May 1996.
  3. ^ a b Reynolds, Susan Salter. "The natural elements," Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2008. Retrieved Novemb18, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin. "Lake Reflections," Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Frank, Peter. "Art Pick of the Week: Amir Zaki, Lucas Reiner," LA Weekly, January 26, 2003.
  6. ^ a b Nys Dambrodt, Shana. "Lucas Reiner: Firework Paintings," Modern Painters, November 2005, p. 110.
  7. ^ Lewis, Cara Megan and Linnéa Spransy. "Curator’s Corner: Bridge Projects, Los Angeles," Image, Issue 104, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Lucas Reiner, Collections. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Lucas Reiner, People. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. ^ U.S. Department of State. Lucas Reiner, Art in Embassies, Personnel. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Hirtz, Petra Giloy. "Lucas Reiner's Los Angeles Trees," Los Angeles Trees, New York" Prestel, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  12. ^ Pagel, David. "Summer sampler has a dark side," Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  13. ^ Frank, Peter. "Art Pick of the Week," LA Weekly, November 1995.
  14. ^ Heise, Rudiger. "West Coast Painting," Applaus Kultur Magazin, July/August 2005.
  15. ^ Apice, Marzia. "Lucas Reiner Rome, Galleria Traghetto," Exhibart, April 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Hart, Hugh. "The evolution of art, Otis style," Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2006.
  17. ^ Reiner, Lucas. Los Angeles Trees, New York" Prestel, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  18. ^ Reiner, Lucas. "Vision and Empathy," Los Angeles Trees], OBSzine, No. 3, September 2017, p. 22–3. Retrieved November 18, 2020.