Lucas Arruda’s landscapes resonate across the world’s finest galleries

Lucas Arruda’s paintings move between continents with the grace of something deeply rooted yet perpetually reaching outward. Last year, the Brazilian artist’s work took residence at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, where his canvases entered into quiet conversation with masterworks by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Gustave Courbet. The exhibition, Qu’importe le paysage, positioned his work within a lineage of landscape painters who understood how light transforms the seen world into something luminous and yearning.

That momentum has only gathered force. Arruda’s paintings now occupy spaces across the globe: the George Economou Collection in Athens holds his work alongside other treasures, whilst the Pola Museum of Art in Hakone, Japan, presents his canvases to audiences in the mountains. Later this month, he participates in the sixth edition of ABERTO at Sítio Roberto Burle Marx in Rio de Janeiro, an exhibition that draws more than sixty five Brazilian and international artists across the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s sprawling landscape. The Deserto Modelo series, which unfolds across several of his recent paintings, demonstrates his particular gift for rendering vast, textured spaces where vegetation becomes almost architectural, where the boundary between observation and reverie softens.

David Zwirner has commissioned a solo presentation of new works for Los Angeles, arriving next year. Those wishing to follow Arruda’s trajectory may visit the gallery’s website to receive word when the exhibition opens its doors.

Imagery courtesy of David Zwirner (@davidzwirner).