About Lucas.

Lucas Bononi (b. 1991, Los Angeles) is a contemporary painter based in New York.
 
Trained in expressionism at the Academy of Art University San Francisco, where he earned his BFA in painting, and in naturalism at Grand Central Atelier, he now teaches its core program.
 
Bononi’s paintings intricately weave the human form with elements of nature, using nuanced color and light to create a marbling effect that blends flesh with natural landscapes—rivers, forests, and fires. This interplay aims to reconnect viewers with our primal origins, urging a reverence for the unique beauty of nature.
 
His work challenges conventions in contemporary figurative painting by exploring relationships between figuration and abstraction, beauty and chaos. Bononi’s art, adorned with symbolic tribal motifs, reflects our internal connection to our roots, while figures pushed to the canvas’s edge symbolize our increasing detachment from the natural world.
 
His work is showcased in leading museums, galleries, and international art fairs, underscored by global acclaim and critical recognition.