LUKE ACHTERBERG Made in the USA

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LUKE ACHTERBERG!

Made in the USA!


On Cover:! Correlation, 2014! Automotive paint on steel ! 48 x 88 in.!


LUKE ACHTERBERG! Made in the USA!

February 12th -­‐ March 14th, 2015



Rooted Custom, 2014! Automotive paint on steel! 33 x 22 in.!



I Digress, 2014 Automo7ve paint on steel 35 x 21 in.



Evolving, 2014! Automotive paint on steel! 22 x 14 x 12 in.!



Luke Achterberg draws inspira7on from two very specific American sub-­‐cultures: urban graffi7 and hot-­‐rodding. He uses the combina7on of these two very par7cular aesthe7cs to create a new visual language. Conceptually, these are bold, contemporary embellishments of structures unrelated to the contemporary addi7ons of spray paint or automo7ve adornments that stylize and personalize their func7onal substrates. Aesthe7cally, Achterberg’s work is the dynamic link that bridges them together; an expressive look Achterberg refers to as “SuperSleek.” His interest in hot-­‐rodding stems from growing up with the welders and automo7ve customizers in his family; he is a cer7fied welder himself. He uses his industrial skills and adds his own touch, which transforms raw steel and automo7ve paint into works of elegance and meaning. He captures both the academic ideals of fine art and the technical ap7tude that graffi7 ar7sts and custom automo7ve specialists develop outside of academia. Achterberg’s work translates the emo7onal gesture that is seen in both of his muses. H employs curving forms with whiplash tendrils that animate the works and afford them an anthropomorphic nature, as if someone’s tag or custom paint job came to life. Each has a balance of line and form, color and paUern, and also the physical, structural balance of the heavy steel. And yet, the works give the impression of floa7ng, almost dancing, across the wall.


I see... I write... I ride... I flow... I make... I work....... ART!


Frenetic, 2015! Automotive paint on steel! 34 x 18 in.!



Deviation, 2014! Automotive paint on steel! 29 x 12 in.!





Mackle, 2015! Automotive paint on steel! 26 x 29 in.!



Pabulum, 2015! Automotive paint on steel! 42 x 22 in.!



Cognate, 2014! Automotive paint on steel! 36 x 24 in.!


Cognition... Animation... Ignition... Incineration... Elevation.......

My process.!


Correlation, 2014! Automotive paint on steel! 48 x 88 in.!


EDUCATION! 2009 MFA, University of Kentucky, Sculpture and Ceramic Focus, Lexington, KY! 2005 Welding Technical Diploma, Western Technical College, La Crosse, WI! 2004 BA, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, La Crosse, WI! SOLO 2015 2014 2011 2009

EXHIBITIONS! Made in the USA, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York City, NY (scheduled)! Style Investigations, Central Library Gallery, Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY! The Writing Off the Wall, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York City, NY! Americana, MFA Thesis, The Distillery District, Lexington, KY!

RESIDENCIES! 2013 Young Sculpture Symposium, Art-St-Urban, Lucerne, Switzerland! 2010 ISC Residency in Switzerland, Sponsored by Heinz and Gertrud Aeschlimann in! affiliation with the International Sculpture Center, Zofingen, Switzerland! 2008 Summer Sculpture Residency, Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Eastern Illinois! University, Charleston, IL! ! HONORS/AWARDS! 2014 Best in Show, Dogwood Arts, Knoxville Public Art, Knoxville, TN! 2013 Young Sculpture Symposium Grant, Art-St-Urban, Lucerne, Switzerland! 2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, Belmont University, Nashville, TN! Best in Show, City Art Walking Sculpture Tour, Mankato, MN! Finalist, St. Elmo Public Art Project, Chattanooga, TN! 2011 Visiting Artist Lecturer and Student Critic, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA! 2010 Best of Show II, Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls, SD! Juror for the 11th Annual Student Exhibition, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY! Graduate Faculty Member, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY! 2009 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International! Sculpture Center (ISC), Hamilton, NJ! ! COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS (selected)! 2013 Wuest & Partner AG, Zurich, Switzerland! 2012 Xportability, Antioch, CA! 2011 Crash Pad Hostel, Chattanooga, TN! 2010 Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL! 2008 Lexington Diagnostic Center and Open MRI, Lexington, KY! 2003 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, WI!


GROUP EXHIBITIONS! 2014 Chicago International Art Show, featured artist by Villa del Arte of Barcelona, Spain,! "at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL! "Auktion, Art-St-Urban, Lucerne, Switzerland! "Dogwood Arts, Knoxville Public Art Program, Knoxville, TN! "Past, Present, and Future, Lyric Theater & Cultural Arts Center Gallery, Lexington, KY! 2013 Art Basel, Selection Art Fair Featured Artist, Art St. Urban, Basel, Switzerland! "Young Sculpture Symposium Exhibition, Art-St-Urban, Lucerne, Switzerland! "State of Sculpture, Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College,! "Georgetown, KY! "Public Artworks, Public Art League, Champaign, IL! "Alumni Exhibit, Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, Univeristy of Kentucky, Lexington, KY! "Faculty Exhibition, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY! "Sculptour, Suwanee Public Art, Juried Outdoo Exhibition, Suwanee, GA! 2012 Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, DePaul University Campus, Chicago, IL! "CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour, Juried City Center Exhibit, Mankato, MN! "Summit Public Art, Invitational Exhibition, Village Green, Summit, NJ! "Chicago Sculpture International/ Chicago Parks District Juried Show, Lincoln Park,! "Chicago, IL, Juror: Richard Hunt! "Faculty Exhibition, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY! 2011 Art on Main, Public Art Chattanooga Juried Outdoor Exhibit, Chattanooga, TN! "USF SculptureWalk, University of Sioux Falls Juried Outdoor Exhibit, Sioux Falls, SD! "Faculty Exhibition, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY! "Art MRKT Hamptons, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Featured Artist, Bridgehampton, NY! 2010 Artists in Residence Exhibition, Art-St-Urban, St. Urban, Lucerne, Switzerland! "Summer Exhibit, Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY! "Launch 11, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX! "Launch 11, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT! "Sculpture Trails Group Show, The Gallery: Red Bank, Chattanooga, TN! "SculptureWalk 2010, Juried Outdoor Exhibition, Sioux Falls, SD! "Art on Lime, Outdoor Invitational Exhibition, Lexington, KY! 2009 Fall/Winter Exhibition, International Sculpture Center, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ;! "Jurors: Willie Cole, David McFadden, Jeanne Jaffe! "Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Outdoor Exhibition, Chattanooga River Walk, TN,! "Jurors: Robert Stackhouse and Carol Mickett!


PUBLICATIONS (selected)! Knoxville Public Art Exhibit Catalogue, 2014, p. 2! Art Basel, Selection Art Fair, Exhibition Catalogue, 2013! Swiss TV channel CH-TV, Art and Culture, https://vimeo.com/chtvonline/review/70421645/0594214eae! Sculpture Magazine, International Sculpture Center (ISC), September 2012, vol. 31, no. 8, p. 12! Chicago Sculpture Exhibit Catalogue, 11th Annual, 2012, p. 1! http://newyork.nearsay.com/nyc/chelsea/arts-culture-luke-william-achterberg-kathryn-markel-fine-arts! City Arts, New York’s Review of Culture, Apr. 20, 2011, vol. 3, issue 8, p. 21! m.nyartbeat.com/event/2011/D66B! Daily Republican Register, August 11, 2010, “Sculpture dedicated at Wabash Valley College”! Wabash and Edwards Today, August 12, 2010, “A view of ‘Balance’”! Luzern, (Switzerland), July 25, 2010, “Menschen beeinflussen die Natur”! Argus Leader, May 23, 2010, “SCULPTUREWALK” ”! SculptureWalk Sioux Falls Brochure, May, 2010! Sculpture Magazine, International Sculpture Center (ISC), Apr. 2010, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 80! Salt Lake City Weekly, April 1, 2010 vol. 26, no. 46, p. 16! Western Connect, February, 2010, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 3, “Alumnus Wins International Award”! Sculpture Magazine, ISC, January/February 2010 vol. 29, no. 1, p. 62! Oshkosh Northwestern, November 12, 2009, “Area native Luke Achterberg wins International Sculpture! Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2009”! Ceramics Monthly, October 2009 vol. 57, issue 8, P. 18-19, article and photo! Achterberg 3! Sculpture Magazine, ISC, October 2009 vol. 28, no. 8, P. 57, article and photo! Pennington Post, October 14, 2009, “Hamilton’s Grounds for Sculpture Unveils Fall/Winter! Exhibition”, review and photo! Sculpture Magazine, ISC, July/August 2008 vol. 27, no. 6, P. 79, review and photo! The Daily Eastern News, August 29, 2008 vol. 97, issue 5, “Doudna Art Grows Wild”, Front Page! Business Lexington, April 4, 2008, p. 21 “Business Takes a Solo”! Lexington Herald Leader, February 9, 2008, “Heavy-Duty Art Installation” Front page of! City/Region section! Manifest, Volume Twenty One, July 13, 2007, Master Pieces show catalogue, p. 6-10! Kentucky Kernel, October 27, 2006, Front Page “Winning sculpture to encourage recovery!


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