Color, Light and Space.

By Dominic Lutringer
Translation Stefen Frater.

I find that the essence of paintings is to be found in the simple elements: the color, the light and the shade, the space…As Braque said, the space which is between the apple and the plate must be painted with just as much care as the objects themselves. The balance of power between the objects and the space between them constitutes the real subject matter.

As an art collector, I am very interested in all the new media – video art, art installations etc., but recently it seems that art has turned into a kind of quick-fix entertainment, something conceived in haste, realized in haste and just as quickly forgotten. We live in the ‘now’ society. In reaction to this, I want to find time to think, time to genuinely create a painting, and time to contemplate on it. The question is therefore how can we work with color, canvas and brush and create timeless paintings in the midst of all this haste in the 21st century?

Recently I have been working on several series of pieces:

One is called ‘Objets’, in reference to Giorgio Morandi. I want to erase all the noise and elaborate decoration that too often disguises or hides the true essence of a painting, and return to honesty and simplicity in art. Just as a piece of music, or even a single sound, will generate an instinctive reaction in the listener, so I want to explore and exploit the same mechanism through painting. I want to explore the nature of this relationship, the ability to create an instinctive rather than a sentimental reaction through my work.

Exhibitions and commissions :

2011 : Workshop at the National University of Singapore : "Neoplasticism and the movement De Stijl". Ran by Dr Christian Boucharenc, Basic design assistant teacher.
Lecture about art and architecture at the "Journees de l'Architecture", Strasbourg-France. October.
Commission for the Ritz Carlton. Osaka. Serie of 8 large paintings on canvas and 6 painting on paper for their italian restaurant.
Commission for the Ritz Carlton. Tokyo. Serie of 8 paintings for their excutive lounge.
Solo Exhibition Andante Gallery Kobe : July.
Solo Exhibition TK Art Gallery Osaka : September.

2010 : Commission for the Westin Hotel. Kyoto : serie of 6 large paintings for the main lobby.
Solo exhibition at the Hankyu art gallery.　Osaka.

2009 : Group exhibition at the Orsay Museum Paris, for the 100th anniversary of the Michelin Guide Book.
Solo exhibition at the Daimaru art gallery. Tokyo.
Group Exhibition Soho gallery. New York.

2007 : Solo exhibition at the Daimaru art gallery. Kobe
Workshop at the Kinki University Osaka. Ran by Mr Okamoto, basic design teacher and two french artists. : "Support-Surface".

2006 : Commission for the Sheraton Perth : three large scale paintings
Group exhibition at the Kyoto Museum of art.

2005 : Commission for the Four Seasons at Marunouchi. Tokyo : Three large scale paintings for the main restaurant.
Commission for the Westin Hotel. Kyoto. Serie of six paintings.

2003 : Commission for a chain of hotels in Japan : Serie of 40 originals pieces and 80 lithographies.
Commission for the French consulate Osaka-Kobe.
2002 : Commission for the Lotte Hotel. Seoul. South Korea. Serie of 12 pieces on canvas and paper.

2000 : Commission for the Ritz Carlton. Osaka. Serie of 6 pieces for the Wine bar and restaurant.