Lucas Novak

PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, VIDEO ART, AND MORE

24” x 18”, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2022

Head

June 23, 2022

Cellist And Drummer

June 15, 2022

Cellist And Drummer, 48” x 59.5”, oil on canvas, 2022

Piano Player

April 11, 2022

Evaluation Under A Strict Scrutiny Standard Of Review

November 22, 2021

In the field of law, strict scrutiny is the highest standard of review that a court will use to evaluate the constitutionality of governmental discrimination. To pass strict scrutiny, the legislature must have passed the law to further a compelling governmental interest, and it must have narrowly tailored the law to achieve that interest.

In this piece, I used the concept of strict scrutiny, following a similar definition but with more irrational results, in expressing an evaluation of a person, the depth of that person’s being, and what compels that person to think and feel in various ways, among other things.

Check out my Instagram @lucasnovakart for recent stuff that inspires the artistic process!

Wall, 36x30, oil, acrylic, pumice, and polymer emulsion on canvas. The texture and scraping away of paint to reveal hints of color beneath makes this painting more than a black and white depiction. A #wall is never black and white even if the initial

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Yesterday, #albertpujols hit two home runs in one game to reach 700 in his career. At #dodgerstadium . With only 10 games left in his final season. For those who know the history and significance to #baseball and to Pujols himself, it’s an amaz

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