Artist Statement

“Quality in art is the essence resulting from convincingly established felt relationships.” - Hans Hofmann

The world is confusing. The arts can offer some clarity to what it means to be human. Artists are not unaffected by the disorder but when they experience something that is emotionally profound, a feeling of euphoria develops fueling the artists’ insatiable need to share that experience. A canvas has a potential to hold a chaos of color and form yet the artist finds some harmony in that mix and creates a work that is unexpected and makes sense of his euphoria.

I paint because, "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." - Georgia O'Keefe

I can’t explain what it is for you to see in my work. I don’t have the words. If the painting needed words, then it is a visual failure. A painting has to feel complete when it is seen. If you want to know what my work is about, ask the paintings. Take the time and gaze at them. They will tell their story.

Artist Bio

Lutz Scherneck was born in Germany and the family emigrated to the U.S. in 1958. They settled in a small town along the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York. Lutz graduated High School with Salutatorian Honors in math and sciences but exposure to the visual arts during his first year in college changed his focus. He studied at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts receiving a BFA in painting. The influence of French Impressionist painters and contemporary American artists, Pollock, Rothko, Hofmann, Frankenthaler and Avery can be seen in his paintings and have received many awards of recognition.