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Series: Provocation in Black and White                                     Artist Statement Diver acrylic, oil, ink on canvas 66 x 66 cm 12 x 10 in 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 Pole Vaulter acrylic, oil, ink on canvas 66 x 66 cm 30 x 30 in 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 Detail 4 Papal Bull oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm 30 x 30 in 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 Detail 4 Border Town oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm 30 x 30 in 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 The Breast oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm 30 x 30 in 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 Peacock and the Butterfly oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm 30 x 30 in 2008 Detail  Artist Statement - Provocation in Black and White Provocation in Black and White is a series of paintings juxtaposing figures, power lines, barbed wire, fences, etc., in arrangements meant to provoke thoughts about the objects in relation to the figures. The use of black and white, nearly exclusively, stems from a desire for clarity, to impart meaning through the arrangement of figures or things, eschewing color as the messenger for emotions. The shift to a graphic quality in the images is for much the same reason; the reduction to a minimal representation of the figure or thing (in many instances a black or white outline) places the focus on the arrangement of the images. While the human figure is often used in painting to provoke emotion, in these paintings the placement of the figure is used with the aim of provoking the intellect. Back To Essays Home   •  Contact  •   Price List   •  Bio Selected Paintings |  Cosmo |  Chapel by the Sea |  Cross |  Horizon |  Celebration |  Triangle |  Stained Glass |  Chair & Table |  Nun in Field |  Boots |  Triptych Red |  Triptych Yellow |  Triptych Blue |  Home |  Mist |  Sacred Space |  White Sky Blue Moon |  Algiz |  Wings, Tunnels & Boats |  Angle |  Room |  Yin Yang Sunset |  Laguz |  Eggs & Fertility |  Berkana |  Red Moon |  Wallpaper |  Totem # 9 |  Totem # 7 |  Totem # 6 |  Totem # 8 |  Totem # 5 |  Totem # 4 |  Totem # 11 |  Totem # 10 |  Mushroom |  Rush Hour |  Village |  Lady Jane |  Jester |  Apples |  Hillside |  Bride |  Dancers |  2 Women |  Eqyptian Queen Installation Art |  Sod Project |  Sod Project #1 |  Sod Project #2 |  Sod Project #3 |  Sod Project #4 |  Sod Project #5 |  Sod Project #6 |  Sod Project #7 |  Sod Project #8 |  Redpath |  Redpath #1 |  Redpath #2 |  Redpath #3 |  Redpath #4 |  Redpath #5 |  Redpath #6 |  Redpath #7 |  Redpath #8 |  Redpath #9 |  Redpath #10 |  Redpath #11 |  Doors |  Doors #1 |  Doors #2 |  Doors #3 |  Ladder and Soil |  Ladder and Soil #1 |  Ladder and Soil #2 |  Totem |  Totem #1 Recent Paintings |  White # 10 |  White # 9 |  White # 8 |  White #7 |  White #6 |  White #5 |  Surreal Abstraction Time Flies |  Series Artist Statement |  Pilgrim Warrior |  Essay |  Marie Madeleine |  Essay |  Fille De Joie |  Essay |  The Flying Nun |  Essay |  Ab Ovo |  Essay |  Promenade |  Essay |  Sarasvati |  Essay |  Triumvirate |  Essay |  Garden |  Flowers |  Ocean houses Floaters |  White #1 |  White #2 |  White #3 |  White #4 |  Blue |  Spirals |  Village Essays |  Essay#1 |  Essay#2 |  Essay#3 All images are the sole property of Natasha Lukanovich. All Content Copyright Natasha Lukanovich©