The Needled Eye

Lukas Schmenger

Info: Lukas Schmenger’s art focuses particularly on the image of the human being. His work is characterized by an anatomical approach to the motifs, whereby the focus is less on the physical constitution of organisms and more on psychological and emotional manifestations and energetic correlations. The connection between the surface and what lies behind it as well as the signifier and the signified are thus a central theme. Lukas Schmenger was born in Filderstadt, Germany in 1981 and lives and works in Cologne and Brussels. He studied painting and sculpture at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and was Artist-in Residence in Istanbul (Kunststiftung NRW), Andratx (CCA) and Paris (Cité Internationale des Arts). His works have been exhibited, among others, at Braunsfelder (Cologne), Sammlung Philara (Düsseldorf), Arp Museum (Rolandseck), Museum for Painting (Varna), Osthaus Museum (Hagen) and Museum Insel Hombroich (Neuss). Location: Av. Charles-Quint 293, 1083 Brussels.