EDWARD LENTSCH
ARTIST STATEMENT
My Philosophy of Painting How cautious and careful killed the painter.
For me, what makes a painting truly remarkable is in a moment of intention. The almost accidental transformational spirit revealed within an instant that is free of thought and all self-conscious distraction. Pure action with zero doubt. A leap of faith and a moment of both clarity and certainty. Full of magic — and mystical serendipity.
Edward Lentsch
The Renaissance of humanism
60x90 inches
Rama’s Bridge 68x108 in | 172x274 cm
Love Light88x66 in
Tales from the Silk Road 68x108 in | 116x193 cm
Tirien 66x55 in |106x90 cm
Urizen 66x55 in |106x90 cm
RAW
The space between the spaces
Newton’s Law 60x90 in | 152x228 cm
Three Treasures 42 in | 106 cm
The Golden Arrow 90x60 in | 228x152 cm
Reflections Pt I 76x72 in | 192x182 cm
Reflections Pt II 76x72 in | 192x182 cm
The Unsolvable Equation 70x100 in | 177x254 cm
Semper ad Melior8 88x66 in | 223x167 cm
The Reimann Hypothesis 88x66 in | 223x167 cm
Virtus et Inegritas 50x50 | 127x127 cm
Finis Origine Pendent 50x50 | 127x127 cm
Opal Symbol of Hope 42x42| 106x106 cm
MARY OLIVER 42x42| 106x106 cm
The Codex Gigas 50x50 in | 127x127 cm Taulus of Menorca 50x50 | 127x127 cm
Juniper55 in | 139 cm
The Alphabet Algorithm 60 in | 152 cm
Golden Butterfly 32 in | 81 cm
Shugi Tablet 42 in | 106 cm
Lentsch’s work has the pathos of Rembrandt, and the atmosphere of Kiefer.
Tonya Turner Turner Carroll Gallery Santa Fe, NM
EDWARD LENTSCH
American born April 14, 1959 California
Working in mixed media on canvas, Lentsch’s monumental sized works exhibit unique surfaces and refined textures while also reflecting a contemplative element of alchemy and spiritual introspection.
The spiritual overtones of Lentsch’s painting are captured by his titles, where he uses mystical images and esoteric subjects to inspire the imagination of his viewer. His titles are compelling as he reaches for what he refers to as a “dialog that defines synectics…” (a concept first coined by Buckminster Fuller --20th century visionary inventor.)
Wikipediacontributor William Gordon describes synectics as: a problem solving approach that stimulates thought processes of which the subject is generally unaware. He describes this method as, “Trusting things that are alien, and alienating things that are trusted.” In Lentsch’s work he often pairs paintings with titles that attempt to explain this idea of synectic reason by connecting a vast matrix of complex relationships between science and mysticism and the metaphysical and spiritual.
“My work is about human potential and consciousness. My passion for painting is intertwined with a passion for science and learning; logic and mathematics, mysticism and mastery.”
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ATHENA66X52 INCHES | 168X132 CM
THE GRIZZLED SKIPPER II 42 INCHES | 106 CM UNFRAMED
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THE ANCIENT MARINER
50X100 INCHES
OUR COCOON OF LIFE 36X72 INCHES | 91x182 CM 39 OUR COCOON OF LIFE 48X72 INCHES
REACHING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNKNOWN 80X60 INCHES | 203x152 CM 41
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ACT A NON VERBA PART I & II 60X42 INCHES | 152x106 CM 43
44 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 46X42 INCHES | 116x106 CM
THE PEARLY BAG OF THE THREE CAVERNS 66x88 INCHES | 168x223 CM
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COINCIDENTIA OPPOSITORUM 55 INCHES | 140 CM FRAMED
CASTLES IN THE SKY 42 INCHES | 106 CM FRAMED
detail Castles in the Sky
SOLVE ET COAGULA IS A MAXIM OR MOTTO OF ALCHEMY WHICH MEANS "DISSOLVE AND COAGULATE". IT MEANS THAT SOMETHING MUST BE BROKEN DOWN BEFORE IT CAN BE BUILT UP. MIXED MEDIA; GENUINE PEARLS KISHA; BIWA; NATURAL; GIUSTO MANETTI PALADIUM WHITE GOLD, MOON, 24K DEEP AND ROSENOBLE GOLD; PERIDOT AND LEMURIAN QUARTZ CRYSTALS, PIGMENT, CAST RESIN; CAST DICHROIC CRYSTAL GLASS BUTTERFLIES; ALL PIECES FRAMED WITH MANETTI GOLD LEAF...
THE ENOCHIAN JOURNALS 88X66 INCHES | 223X168 CM
THE VARISCITE STONE 46X34 INCHES | 116X85 CM
BLACK AND PEARL
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CARPE NOCTEM/SEIZE THE NIGHT 66X56 INCHES | 168X140 CM
selected
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works 2000-2014
SAWYER EFFECT 120X80 INCHES | 304X203 CM
HEMEGALA SYNTAXIS 80X120 INCHES | 203X304 CM
THE SEPHORA100X80INCHES | 254X203 CM
THE GOLDEN EGG 100X80INCHES | 254X203 CM 67
THE WANDERNIG PARIPATETIC 120X80M INCHES | 304X200 CM
AMSTERDAM48X75 INCHES | 122X190 CM
THE INTENTION EXPERIMENT 100X80 INCHES | 254X203 CM
THE MAJOR ARCANA 88X66 INCHES | 223X168 CM
GALILEO’S PENDULUM 100X150 INCHES | 254X380 CM
REINCARNATION90X68X10 INCHES | 229X173X25 CM
The Ars Magna 138x192 inches
long at the Distance
60x90 in
EPONYMOUS76X54 INCHES | 193X137 CM
INCHES
FROM THE LEMURIAN CAVES
SECRETS
80X56
THE SECRET LIES IN GOOGLE 55X46 INCHES | 140X116 CM
WATERSTONE OF THE WISE 76X54 INCHES | 254X380 CM
LIGHT
ALL I SEE IS
88X66 in
The Contemplative One 50x90 in
Laconia in Peloponnese 64x42 in
Retrocognition 46x76 in
Aequatio 74x74 in
Plato’s Light Part I & II 76x54 in
Garden of the Blue Lotus 60x90 in
The Rhodora 46x76 in
Autumn Blaze 46x76 in
Lotus 60x90 in
Blue
Eluesis 46x76 in
Mystery of the Blue Lotus 46x76 in
Mystic Merlinite 60x90 in
Circle of Peace 72x60 in
EDWARD LENTSCH
“I cannot make a mistake in identifying works of consequence... Edward Lentsch...it’s bold it’s innovative it’s impeccably well made!”
Legendary Art Dealer Ivan Karp
LENTSCH is an internationally-recognized artist, whose works are in hundreds of private and public collections worldwide. His exhibitions over four decades have included LA, Miami, New York, London, Dubai, Seoul Korea, Istanbul and Zurich. His work is sought after by top tier architects and designers, including distinguished international collectors, CEOs, investors, hedge-fund managers, and celebrities.
Celebrity collectors include William Shatner and Kelly Rippa. Iconic designers such as Holly Hunt, Loree Rodkin, Faye Resnick, London’s distinguished yacht de signer Terence Disdale, and Beverly Hills Architect Ardie Tavagarian, who Forbes Magazine called the “Architect to the Stars” all hang Lentsch’s works. Lentsch’s paintings have been used in movies and TV shows, including the Grammy Award winning music video by Enrique Iglasias, “I Like It.”
Lentsch has a long history of art donations for charitable fundraising. His paint ings have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars including a recent auction that raised $93,000 for the Giving Back Fund, at what ESPN calls, “the biggest charita ble event in sports” the night before the 2018 Super Bowl.
“Edward Lentsch’s expansive artistic practice explores his relationship between the self, nature and the universe. From the Fibonacci sequence to the teachings of Aristotle, Lentsch attempts to create a bridge between the natural world and these intellectual canons, exploring the interconnection between the realms of science and mysticism, the metaphysical and the spiritual. He explores how these three facets are integrated within a global environment and moreover how we, as humans, fit within this complex matrix...”
Galerie Kasha Hildebrand, London 2014
