Statement
I work intuitively with my feelings, with my unconscious, without necessarily knowing what my work is "about". Sometimes there are symbols that find expression in my work for long periods, revealing themselves through time, but like all symbols they cannot ultimately be explained.
What I am essentially interested in is mystery and discovery.
Background
LUCE was born in Hasselt, Belgium in 1953. She studied graphic arts at the St.Lucas Academy of Art in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1975 she moved to Paris, since when she has worked in several prestigious print studios among which Atelier 17 where she met Stanley William Hayter. Since 2005 she has lived between Paris and London.
LUCE has exhibited widely and has participated in many print fairs and exhibitions. Her work is represented by galleries in France, Belgium, London, Dublin, New York and Australia.
In 2007 she was selected for the International Biennials of Trois-Rivieres, Canada and Saint-Maur, France, the Leicester International Mini-Print Exhibition and the Cadaques International Mini-Print Exhibition.
Her work is represented in many public collections among which museums in Mexico, the Republic of Georgia, Seoul, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (Antwerp), the Belgian Royal Library Albert I, Brussels, and the French National Library, Paris.
As a printmaker LUCE used to work mostly in black and white, but since working in London she has started using all the available materials, presses and coloured inks. Her work (editions, monotypes or monoprints) is now more focused on mixed-media, experimenting with different techniques and supports.
