Artnet | Lucas Thorik
Dutch artist Lucas Thorik creates eye-catching large-scale paintings dominated by hot pinks, acid yellows, and bright oranges. Though certainly paint on canvas, his abstract images are marked by pools and pulls of color that mimic the effects of film light leaks.
A self-taught artist, Thorik has followed a circuitous path, having variously immersed himself in the surf scene, becoming a DJ at the height of techno, and working in design. The artist has said he’s taken his artistic inspirations less from art history than from music, design, and philosophy.
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