by LUCIAN

'A ménage à trios of figurative painting, pop art and colour theory'

LUCIAN (b. 1988)  is a painter (and activist) who looks to represent the figure faithfully whilst at the same time abstracting it, allowing the viewer to see the abstract beauty in the figurative and the figurative beauty in the abstract. 

"I love the repetitive power of pop art, but also the gestural excitement of figurative painting. I am always looking to bring these together and then bring the full power of colour theory to bear in it’s execution."

His work crosses over into other media including photography, fashion, video and installation that commemorates the process of figurative painting. 

His last show at AWS Gallery, Halfway Between An Atom & A Star, was an "explosive and immense love letter to the universal nature of art."

A student of Camberwell College of Arts, and of the advertising industry, he has had work acquired by the V&A permanent collection and has been exhibited by Vie D’Artiste, the Design Museum, the art'otel & The Artist Workspace Gallery.

He lives and works in London.

Education

2007, BA, Painting, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, London

2006, Art Foundation, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, London

Solo Shows

2024, Halfway Between An Atom & A Star, The Artist Workspace Gallery, 3 Bateman Street, Soho, London

2023, 1,299,792,458 Meters Per Second, The Artist Workspace Gallery, 15 Bateman Street, Soho, London

2022, Placed Into An Abyss, my gallery, King’s Road, London

2018, Dramatic Structure[s], my gallery, Marylebone, London

2017, The Material Nude, my gallery, Marylebone, London

Group Shows

2025, RENAISSANCE 25, art'otel Hoxton, London

2023, Creative Mansion, Bedford Square, London

2018, Hope To Nope, Design Museum, Kensington High Street, London

2008, Seductive Aesthetics, Chancery Lane, London