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Double Event (Thread) monoprints within this series mimic the Thread Paintings that play a large role in his practice in which he builds by wrapping thread around a frame, allowing layers of different colors to cross over each other and diffuse into an almost glowing composition. In Double Event (Thread), these wrapped threads are not the final artwork but were instead used to expose a silkscreen. Lukas builds these prints layer by layer like in his painting process, creating a complex composition as their colors overlap and interact. Though all five series within Double Event – Thread, Bubble, Puddle, Larva, and Glass – differ in image, each are linked by their relationship with the process that created them. These transformations, carried out with everyday materials and simple means, demonstrate the myriad of ways a single image can be perceived. In Lukas' words, Double Event suggests that "the possibility that the infinity of color cannot be exhausted."
Double Event, as well as previous monoprints or editions by Emil Lukas, are available directly through Durham Press and can be seen on Lukas' artist's page. For more information, please contact us at sales@durhampress.com.