Artist Profile: Nate Lucas
Nate Lucas, born in Ebensburg, PA, was reared in the woods and on the streams of Western Pennsylvania – here he would root his relationship with his muse, finding inspiration in the meditative patterns of his natural surroundings.
After studying fundamentals and classical technique at the Columbus School of Art and Design, Nate went on to spend the bulk of his career moving around the country gaining experience as a woodworker on various high-end projects from custom residential interiors to church restoration, honing his craft and finding balance between art and function.
Nate’s current body of work Is an exploration into visual and tactile patterns. His artwork exists In its current form as both sculpture and abstract painting executed on reclaimed natural wood slabs, drawing inspiration from the often overlooked beauty of patterns in both natural and manmade experience. He desires to create objects that give the viewer some sense of the awe found in viewing a brilliantly colored patch or lichen, stones on a riverbank, or a crack in a sidewalk.
1. Pixels (Chroma – Blue & Green) - detail
2. Pixels (Chroma – Blue & Green), black cherry and enamel, 40 x 14 inches