Following his solo exhibition at BPS22, Adrien Lucca revisits his recent studies on light and the creation of patterns he calls "dentelles" ("laces") for his fourth solo show at the LMNO Gallery. This name alludes to their ornamental qualities and their structure, speckled with the the weaving of geometric elements and intertwining patterns. Between drawing, painting, and a use of color reminiscent of stained-glass, a new series of works on paper provides a glimpse into the richness and consistency of shapes he's previously explored in volume or in glass. Each work bears the title of a completed project or that of a place (Rome, Tournai…). It's a work of memory, yet reimplemented within the constraints of paper, drawing, painting, and small format. The shapes arise at the intersection of mathematical research, color science, and references to medieval art. In particular, their luminosity, accentuated by the grey color of the paper, resonates with the visual appearance of stained-glass windows.
Nearby, a larger wall installation embodies the artist's exploration, combining artificial light with in-situ painting and fitting into the new space of the LMNO Gallery. Its colors subtly change over time, fluctuating between emergence and disappearance.
Adrien Lucca (born 1983 in Paris, France) studied at the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG) in Brussels, Belgium, from 2004 to 2009. He was a researcher in the Fine Art department at the Jan van Eyck Academia in Maastricht, Netherlands, from 2010 to 2011 and he is a professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels (ENSAV) La Cambre since 2012. ?Since 2009, he has been developing an artistic practice centered around geometry, color, light, physics, and perception. He delves deeply into the interactions between natural and artificial light, as well as the colors of pigments and glass, through several monumental projects in public spaces. These include "Voûte céleste" (2023, Tournai), "Mosaïque quasicristalline" (2022, Charleroi), "Microcosmos" (2018, Brussels), "Dentelles de lumière" (2018, Rome),"Yellow-free zone" (2018, Rotterdam) and "Soleil de minuit" (2017, Montréal). Simultaneously, he studies the historical use of light and color in art. Lucca learned about contemporary color science from specialists and established a laboratory where he employs chemistry, spectrometry, electronics, and computer science for artistic purposes.