Lucas Blalock makes darkly comic photographs that probe discomfiting corners of the psyche while making a bawdy mess of staid photographic norms. His pictures are purposely awkward, ham-fisted, and jury-rigged. They are constructed with software that normally fades into the background, but which he thrusts center stage. Anyone with a rudimentary working knowledge of Photoshop can understand the methods Blalock employs—a jittery fuzz of clone stamping here, an irregular bit of masking there. Indeed, these are not the tricks he has up his sleeve. And this feeling that we can see the gears of the image turning is part of Blalock’s program.

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Photograph by Lucas Blalock, The Floridian (Urodisny) 2017–2020 Dye sublimation print on aluminum 127.5 x 101.5 cm / 50 1/4 x 40 in

The Floridian (Urodisny)
2017–2020
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
127.5 x 101.5 cm / 50 1/4 x 40 in
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
© Lucas Blalock

Sculpture by Lucas Blalock, Film-Object (Artist's Head) 2020 Dye sublimation prints on aluminum, book cloth, motorized turntable display 35 x 59.5 x 59.5 cm / 13 3/4 x 23 3/8 x 23 3/8 in

Lucas Blalock Film-Object (Artist's Head) 2020 Dye sublimation prints on aluminum, book cloth, motorized turntable display 35 x 59.5 x 59.5 cm / 13 3/4 x 23 3/8 x 23 3/8 in

Film-Object (Artist's Head)
2020
Dye sublimation prints on aluminum, book cloth, motorized turntable display
35 x 59.5 x 59.5 cm / 13 3/4 x 23 3/8 x 23 3/8 in
Unique
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Reverse Titanic / Hell is in the Air 2019 Dye sublimation print on aluminum 150 x 175.5 cm / 59 x 69 in

Reverse Titanic / Hell is in the Air
2019
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
150 x 175.5 cm / 59 x 69 in
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, After Animals 2 2019 Archival inkjet print; framed 197.5 x 157.5 x 6.5 cm / 77 3/4 x 62 x 2 1/2 in

After Animals 2
2019
Archival inkjet print; framed
197.5 x 157.5 x 6.5 cm / 77 3/4 x 62 x 2 1/2 in
Unique
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, The Nonconformist 2017–2019 Archival Inkjet-Print, framed 213 x 158 x 6.5 cm / 83 7/8 x 62 1/4 x 2 1/2 in

The Nonconformist
2017–2019
Archival Inkjet-Print, framed
213 x 158 x 6.5 cm / 83 7/8 x 62 1/4 x 2 1/2 in
Unique
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, The House Guest 2018 Archival inkjet print, framed 106.5 x 132 cm / 42 x 52 in

The House Guest
2018
Archival inkjet print, framed
106.5 x 132 cm / 42 x 52 in
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Lite Blues 2017 Archival inkjet print; framed 154.5 x 192 cm / 60 7/8 x 75 5/8 in

Lite Blues
2017
Archival inkjet print; framed
154.5 x 192 cm / 60 7/8 x 75 5/8 in
Unique
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Emile / Man of the Future 2016–2017 Archival inkjet print, framed 169 x 134 cm / 66 5/8 x 52 3/4 in

Emile / Man of the Future
2016–2017
Archival inkjet print, framed
169 x 134 cm / 66 5/8 x 52 3/4 in
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Conch and berries and 2015–2017 Archival inkjet print; framed Edition of 3 + 2 AP 85 x 105.5 cm / 33 1/2 x 41 1/2 in

Conch and berries and
2015–2017
Archival inkjet print; framed
85 x 105.5 cm / 33 1/2 x 41 1/2 in
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Descending 2014 Archival inkjet print; framed 151 x 120 x 6 cm / 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 in

Descending
2014
Archival inkjet print; framed
151 x 120 x 6 cm / 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 in
Unique
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, The Guitar Player 2013 Archival inkjet print; framed 89 x 71 cm / 35 x 28 in

The Guitar Player
2013
Archival inkjet print; framed
89 x 71 cm / 35 x 28 in
© Lucas Blalock

Photograph by Lucas Blalock, Blue Bottles 2013 Archival inkjet print; framed 113 x 90 cm / 44 1/2 x 35 1/2 in

Blue Bottles
2013
Archival inkjet print; framed
113 x 90 cm / 44 1/2 x 35 1/2 in
© Lucas Blalock