{"id":7574,"date":"2018-06-08T16:25:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colomboarte.com\/?page_id=7574"},"modified":"2021-06-21T13:07:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T11:07:57","slug":"luke-pelletier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colomboarte.com\/en\/luke-pelletier\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Pelletier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div>[vc_text_separator title=&#8221;LUKE PELLETIER &#8221; color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div>[vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><strong>LUKE PELLETIER<\/strong> (Tampa, Florida, 1993) grew up in western North Carolina and currently works and resides in Los Angeles.<br \/>\nHe graduated with a BFA in fine art from the School of Art Institute Chicago in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Living in a tourist town for much of his life, Pelletier has been heavily influenced by the seasonal economies and the multi-level relationships between tourists and locals. Much of Pelletier\u2019s art blurs the lines between celebrating and condemning a culture that agrees to be taken advantage of while equally taking advantage of other cultures. His work is filled with personal anecdotes, dark humor, both dualities &amp; contradictions through scenes of decaying paradise.<\/p>\n<p>Pelletier uses photography, painting, sculpture, social practice, and writing to explore his moral dilemmas of romance, addiction, tourist culture, masculinity, and Americana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solo Shows<\/strong>: 2021,<em> The Hounds Of Hell Are Nipping At My Heels And I\u2019m Out Of Beer Again,<\/em> Alias Books East, Los Angeles, CA; 2020<em>, Wishful Thinking<\/em> (double show with Kristen Liu-Wong), 1700 NAUD, Los Angeles, CA. 2016,<em> If It Floats<\/em>, New Image Gallery, Los Angeles; 2015, <em>Tourist Seizin\u2019<\/em>, New Image Gallery, Los Angeles. 2017, <em>Filling Empty Rooms <\/em>(double show with T.L. Solien), Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Shows:<\/strong> 2015, <em>Everything\u2019s Cool and Nothing Sucks,<\/em> New Image Gallery, Los Angeles; 2013, <em>Tonight We Fight,<\/em> New Image Gallery, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"margin-block:30px;border-color:#c8c8c8;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"vcex-image-grid-wrap\"><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-image-grid grid-style-default wpex-row wpex-clr wpex-lightbox-group\"><div class=\"id-10336 vcex-image-grid-entry vcex-grid-item wpex-text-center span_1_of_4 col col-1\"><figure class=\"vcex-image-grid-entry-figure wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-grid-entry-img entry-media wpex-relative wpex-mb-20\"><a 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