About Me
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
I draw the moments when people are uninhibited and utterly natural. Drawing allows me to explore beneath the surface of the everyday in search of what makes life extraordinary. I seek to portray natural grace and beauty at a visceral level—my three-year-old son, for example, asleep with his mouth open and his limbs splayed out. These are
I draw the moments when people are uninhibited and utterly natural. Drawing allows me to explore beneath the surface of the everyday in search of what makes life extraordinary. I seek to portray natural grace and beauty at a visceral level—my three-year-old son, for example, asleep with his mouth open and his limbs splayed out. These are the moments that feel true and real to me.
My drawings at times feel light as a feather and at other times solid, like wire sculptures. I allow my brush or pencil to guide me, cocooning my subject in gently curving lines, creating living characters I can converse with. The immediacy of the images allows me to capture the magic before it dissipates. My goal is for my drawings to be pure essence, pure feeling, with no polishing. I carry my sketchbook with me always; it is the tool I use to process my experiences as I discover the world.
BIO
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Nicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught, wrote, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult, he has lived and often worke
Nicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught, wrote, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany, Mexico, Hungary, and Thailand. Each place, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand, Mexico, USA, Malaysia and Hungary.