WAUKESHA – An exhibit of work by Berel Lutsky, who has honed his art from intaglio printing in Israel to silk-screening at Holoubek Studios, and from lithography for a publisher in the 70’s through 10 years of work at a kibbutz in Israel, is on display through February 22 at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Fine Arts Center Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Center on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha.
Admission to the gallery is free, and access is available by stopping in Room S104 in the same building Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. To arrange a private viewing at another time, phone (262) 521-5445.
The 16 drawings and prints in the show demonstrate Lutsky’s interest in “jarring” sensibilities with cerebral and recurring images. Preserved animal parts, some recognizable, some not, are lined up in jars on shelves along with other objects, such as a tea kettle, a bust, and a wrapped package. Lizards and their demonized relatives creep into much of his work, and bones and skulls are frequently used symbols. In several pieces, he draws intricate planning lines, which give stylized perspective. Wandering through most of his work are variously clear drawings of billygoats, possibly representing sacrifice, and they appear as the main image in the one from his Atonement series.
An assistant professor of art at UW-Manitowoc, Lutsky holds a bachelor’s degree in studio art and printmaking from UW-Madison and an MFA in printmaking from UW-Milwaukee. He taught at UW-Waukesha last spring and also has taught at UW-Fond du Lac, UW-Washington County, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and in Israel. Private collectors in the U.S., Belgium, Germany, Japan, and Israel own works by Lutsky, as do Hassneh Insurance Company and Israel Graphotek, Tel Aviv Museum, both in Tel Aviv. |
