[Scan Artist] Frank Luna

Frank Luna is a Texas born artist who is originally trained in film editing and is experience in production, video editing and motion graphics.  He has worked on video installations for several museums and forayed into art direction after he moved to New York.

Frank uses human feature as his subject and object to scan. His body images convey mystery and a sense of danger (in which the use of scanner might be harmful to human body). The contrast he creates through color and detail really captures tension and attention that invites the audience to further explore.

The fact that these images show the trace of being pressed against the surface differentiate themselves from photographs makes it even more interesting. With uncompromising intimacy, Luna confronts the eye with pore-gazing glimpses of flattened cheeks, twisted noses, wet pressing lips, and indistinct hollows and curves-only to leave one hanging on the edge of the visible.