Saturday, May 7, 2016

ROBERT LACKNEY: ARTIST STATEMENT

Robert's WEB Site: archangelpublications.com
Lexington Kentucky Art League: Artist Archive
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Louisville Artisans Guild
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When asked the question:
"Robert"
 "… Why are you doing what you are doing?..."
"Curiosity"
"… I am curious of just about … everything ..."
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Robert’s “ Body of Work” extends over a long time period and
reflects the technical,and spiritual growth of a lifetime.
His work has been transformed from
Literalism to Realism to Abstract to Expressionism to Mysticism to Integralism.
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The underlying impulse remains alive:  thoughts, emotions, and insights “rise up”  within  as visual forms in the 2,3  and multi dimensions
 and are reflected in images, patterns , and
 sequences of light and radiating love.
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Robert’s work is focused on:
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• SKY PAINTINGS •
rhythms of the sacred hours of the day:
vigils | lauds | terece | sext | none |vespers | compline
• INK DRAWINGS •
museum and  work, study, and travel imagery
• GRAPHICS •
publication design, publications, dust jackets and text imagery
• ARCHITECTURE •
structure, geometry, and systems imagery
• DESIGN •
the language of design theory imagery
• CURRENT RESEARCH •
bio-energetic synchronization afterimages
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Robert, an architect, trained in the Master-Apprentice Workshop system by working for professional painters, sculptors, musicians, mathematicians, authors,
andother artisans during his formation period as a designer.
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Fundamental Insight:
“ … Creative Works are often, but not always, spontaneous. The process includes, extended periods of doing and thinking of  “nothing”. Where the production of a work  that is an imitation of some notion, idea, or distraction often  ends  in mediocrity. 
Art is “doing” things and waiting: waiting for grace to enter and  begin the process of
 transforming into paint, sound, form, words., an  inner clean aesthetic…”
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Methods:
Brain Entrainment, Functional Thinking, Schumann Holophonic Resonance,
Brain Centered Learning.
Prayer, Meditation, Contemplation, and Illumination.
EEG Bio-Feedback ( Mirror Mind Methodologies)
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Media:
Oil. Acrylic. Pencil. Ink. digital.
( sometimes: concrete, steel, wood, glass, brick, stone, and space).
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Residence and Studio:
Robert currently lives in Danville, Kentucky.
He maintains a  5 station working studio.

ARCHITECT TRAVEL JOURNAL

ARCHITECT'S DESIGN WORKBOOK
A collection of images  London, Paris, Florence, Rome, Venice, Athens, and wonderful places.
Exhibition: 2016 Lexington Artist Archive
 
 

THE SACRED RHYTHMS OF MY DAY

COMPLINE 7:30PM + DAY IS DONE
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The Clouds that gather around the setting sun
Do take a sober colouring from
An eye that hath kept watch o'er man's mortality
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robert r. lackney + the sacred hours ( acrylic 36x48)

THE SACRED RHYTMS OF MY DAY

VESPERS 7PM + THE HINGE OF DAY AND NIGHT
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Look around her when the heaven's are bare
Waters on a starry night
are beautiful and fair
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robert r. lackney the sacred hours (40x60 acrylic)

THE SACRED RHYTHMS OF MY DAY

     VIGILS 3AM :|: DIVINE LIGHT
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The language of the dawn and the sunset,
the sacred hinges
that transforms my soul
at its most deepest level.
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robert r lackney, architect, painter, author
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ANGEL OF VALOR

ANGEL OF VALOR
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And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him,
"The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor."
The Call of Gideon
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robert r. lackney, honor the Freedom within you.
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REFLECTIONS

The Sacred Journey
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robert r. lackney, St. Peter's Rome sketch
 ( 10x22 acrylic/ paper)
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ARCHITECT'S DESIGN JOURNAL

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Exhibition 2015 August
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robert r. lackney, painter
Lexington Art League, Artist Archive
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I must have been 3 years old when I became aware of colors.
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My body and my spirit  rises up and begins a flight into
 a world of misty swirling clouds:
reds, blues, greens and gold
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VESPERS: 5:30PM MAY 10TH


GOOD BEAUTY TRUTH
When i brush paint 
 all things change.
A part. A piece.Then a point,
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And 
if it does not look good to me:
i stop to ask:
Does Good have something to do with Truth?
Does Good have something to do with Beauty?
 Good always has something to do with Truth and Beauty.
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robert r. lackney, artist, architect Goood Truth Beauty

SHADOWS IN MY MIND 1

After noon (Ink/pencil sketch): r.r.lackney painter

SHADOW IN MY MIND 2

Evening: pen/ink/pencil sketch r.r.lackney

SHADOW IN MY MIND 3

Morning, pen/ink/pencil/sketch r.r.lackney painter

NUDE FRIEND

NUDE sketch| Robert r. lackney painter

NUDE FRIEND 2

NUDE sketch robert r. lackney artist

NUDE FRIEND 3

NUDE sketch | robert r. lackney artist painter architect