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5 Questions with Tony Luciani
Agave Magazine is proud to announce our very first Artist-in-Residence, Tony Luciani . . . (read more)
Agave Magazine is proud to announce our very first Artist-in-Residence, Tony Luciani . . . (read more)
She stands motionless, naked, hand over hollow chest. Through the splayed fingers you can count the staples. Her haunting dark eyes and breastless
figure tell the story . . . (read more)
figure tell the story . . . (read more)
Canadian artist Tony Luciani reveals much about his life in his detailed drawings, which meld images from his imagination as well as
from on-site studies . . . (read more)
from on-site studies . . . (read more)
The Art Post
"They favour freehand drawing in place of architectural exactitude, and contain some Citizen Kane-like perspectives and bendings of space that impart
a truer feel of the place than the limitations of reality would ever have surrendered."
"They favour freehand drawing in place of architectural exactitude, and contain some Citizen Kane-like perspectives and bendings of space that impart
a truer feel of the place than the limitations of reality would ever have surrendered."
Focus Magazine
"Tony Luciani's paintings are somewhat evocative of Dutch Masters such as Van Eyck, and Italian Renaissance Masters at the same time. Exoticism and
simplicity often exist within a single canvas, lending an unearthly (or other earthly) ambiance to the painting's subjects and interiors."
"Tony Luciani's paintings are somewhat evocative of Dutch Masters such as Van Eyck, and Italian Renaissance Masters at the same time. Exoticism and
simplicity often exist within a single canvas, lending an unearthly (or other earthly) ambiance to the painting's subjects and interiors."
Kitchener Waterloo Record, by Robert Reid
'Luciani's art is moral and spiritual'
"Whether architectural interiors or exteriors, landscapes, village streetscapes, figure studies or portraits, Luciani's representative work reflects and
expresses psychological and emotional states. As such, his work is deeply moral and spiritual, without being religious in an orthodox sense."
'Luciani's art is moral and spiritual'
"Whether architectural interiors or exteriors, landscapes, village streetscapes, figure studies or portraits, Luciani's representative work reflects and
expresses psychological and emotional states. As such, his work is deeply moral and spiritual, without being religious in an orthodox sense."
Crossroads, KW Public Art Gallery, by Brad Blain, director
"There is more to Luciani's art than superior execution; there is a spiritual quality and mystery. As viewers, we are challenged and rewarded by the work
of this artist."
"There is more to Luciani's art than superior execution; there is a spiritual quality and mystery. As viewers, we are challenged and rewarded by the work
of this artist."
Kitchener Waterloo Record, by Robert Reid
'Compelling Images'
"Although not surrealistic in a conventional sense, the pictures are imbued with a hallucinatory quality as it is arresting."
'Compelling Images'
"Although not surrealistic in a conventional sense, the pictures are imbued with a hallucinatory quality as it is arresting."
Dining & the Arts Magazine, 2011, by Monica Graf
"It's the manuscript of his life, offering us a visual tableau of his emotionally endowed personal experiences alongside head and heart inspired perceptions
of daily life. He obsesses over light and shadow, lending spiritual (but not necessarily religious) dimensions to his work."
"It's the manuscript of his life, offering us a visual tableau of his emotionally endowed personal experiences alongside head and heart inspired perceptions
of daily life. He obsesses over light and shadow, lending spiritual (but not necessarily religious) dimensions to his work."
Rodman Hall Arts Centre, by Peter Harris, director
"As the 20th Century is presently involved with computer technology for the masses and the instant retrieval of millions of pieces of information just to keep
us competitive with the present - is it not encouraging to find an artist returning to and capturing the basic themes of man's existence."
"As the 20th Century is presently involved with computer technology for the masses and the instant retrieval of millions of pieces of information just to keep
us competitive with the present - is it not encouraging to find an artist returning to and capturing the basic themes of man's existence."