Eric Lubrick has spent much of his adult life in a darkroom. Originally from Houston, Lubrick called Louisville home for most of his early life. He later studied photography at Columbus College of Art & Design, earning an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art with an emphasis in photography before moving to Indianapolis, the city he has called home for the last 15 years.
Lubrick’s art mostly takes the form of photography. At the beginning of his career, he primarily focused on 35 mm film before advancing to large-format film. Eventually, he shifted to making collages by melding found objects and his photography into single pieces. More recently, he has been dabbling in the artistic possibilities offered by sculpture.
“Spending so much time in the darkroom shaped how I think about building an image. At some point, as an excuse to get out of the darkroom, I began making collages. After maintaining a fine art practice, I began taking on commercial photography gigs, which pushed me to learn a digital workflow. I have been working digitally ever since,” says Lubrick.
Lubrick’s June First Friday exhibit is titled “Vestige” and is comprised of more than 90 photographs inspired by Dutch still-life paintings from the 17th century and modern influences such as Wayne Thiebaud and Harold Edgerton. His other four series — titled “Floral Radios,” “Shattered Flowers,” “Shattered Teacups” and “Breathing Images” — explore our current state of technology and miscommunication, and how those have impacted modern-day social habits, friendships and connections.
Learn more about Lubrick’s art at https://www.ericlubrick.com/.
