Luke O'Sullivan

Luke O’Sullivan was born in 1984 in Boston, MA. He received his BFA from The Art Institute of Boston in 2006. He has exhibited in solo and group shows across Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island and is pursuing his MFA in printmaking at RISD.





Landscape XI
mixed media with screenprint
40"x 36"x 82"
2008










Architectural identity and the city have been the focus and inspiration for my work over the past 5 years. Recently, my work shifted from two-dimensional fabrications of cities into three-dimensional constructions of facades, utilitarian structures and found objects. Recycling and destruction are similar processes through which materials have an opportunity for a second life. Using architectural detritus exemplifies the temporal nature of industrial materials and carries historical characteristics, which broaden narrative elements in the work. To regenerate life and meaning to the found materials, I playfully re-present them in context with their architectural origins while addressing the proliferation of industrial waste.