“I am compelled to do work that conjures up a sense of mystery and ethereal light, whether figurative or abstract. My interests are evenly split between the two. While identified more with abstract works that are often landscape-referential, employing a process using metal leaf, chemically-induced patinas, oil, and other mixed media, I also consider the figure as endlessly relevant, with inherent potential for poetic introspection. Landscape, spirituality, and the figure all serve as inspiration for me. Collectively, my work often reflects upon primal questions about origins, the expressive beauty of the human figure, the aesthetic power of light moving through an imagined atmosphere, and the sublime. In my search to find a genre that best describes my work, I’ve chosen the term, “Neo-Luminism…”
Steven DaLuz
See more about this incredible artist and his art in the new edition of Musetouch Visual Arts Magazine…
