2 exhibitions by Luba Lukova

Curated by Andrew Mroczek

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The Art Institute of Boston

at Lesley University

September 4 to October 18, 2008

New York based, Bulgarian born, Luba Lukova has developed an extraordinary oeuvre which is characteristic of her use of succinct economic lines, text and color to visually engage the viewer to raise awareness on issues such as human rights, social, economic and global justice.

Her second lifelong passion has been the creation of theatre posters, which she started when studying at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria. During that time she worked with and was inspired by directors, actors and stage designers which deeply influenced her work. Her employment of symbols and visual metaphors have become conceptual as well as stylistic tools which successfully distinguish her work. There is clarity, wit and sincerity in her ability to translate complex ideas into visual language.

Lukova was influenced by art in general, she states, and one can clearly see references to German Expressionism, Matisse, and Eastern European poster design. The art of poster design has been a long tradition in Eastern Europe-the desire to merge artistic sensibility with the objectives of design inspired a tremendously creative pool of talent in countries like the Czech Republic, Poland, the former Soviet Union, Hungary and Bulgaria. It is exciting to see that the tradition lives on with Lukova.