Art & Architecture
Is art essential for architecture?
No, most architects are focused on the detail of putting pieces and parts together to meet the codes and regulations. A true architect is the master builder, responsible for turning a conceptual image into a standing structure. Artists and architects are both interested in observing, perceiving, and interpreting the world around them. The two types of work are complementary—dependent on an unseen structure or concept, invisible until fully materialized. However, there is a common misconception that architects are required to maintain a high level of artistry, as designing requires a lot of drawing and sketching. When in actuality, the core of architecture is geometry; it’s all mathematics. Architecture requires the creation of a functional design; artists don’t need technical knowledge or social conscience to create.
Only a few people are capable of relating their work within their field or other fields of study. Lackney is a rare artist and architect, competitive and creative. His innovation is the result of work over a long period of time. He found that the mind is capable of anything, the intellect plays in the head, creating obsessions. Combining these two domains, Lackney stands outside their artificial boundaries, opening the door to a horizon of possibilities relying on both abstractions and measurement. He credits his father for giving him a “creative imagination” that would be fundamental to the work he was and still is doing after 60 years: Art + Architecture.
In the end, we draw from our memories, exaggerations, perceptions, struggles, and fictions to create and make things to be experienced and used in the present moment. Contemporary Artworks strives to encourage individuals to explore the opportunities visual arts offer in their spiritual journey. When you buy contemporary art prints online from Contemporary Artworks, your new abstract paintings and décor will spark conversations and encourage research in issues related to the visual arts, theology, and culture, as well as become the gallery of choice for artists who desire to exhibit in our sacred space. Contemporary Artworks discovered what was absent in the current marketplace, creating a place where the consumer can indulge in and discover a wide range of work created by an artist and architect in one click. Lackney’s body of work is beyond compare, including a variety of disciplines and styles that will meet anyone’s wants or needs.
