Born in Pennsylvania, 1982, Charles Lutz attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where he began working through the themes of commerce, luxury, and the Contemporary Art market. He initially worked with the artists Jeff Koons and McDermott & McGough and was involved with projects for Surface Magazine, Time Out New York, and the Terminal 5 exhibition at JFK International.
His 'Denial and Acceptance' series explored issues of authorship, originality, authenticity, as well as art commerce through the work of the most important artist of the 20th Century, Andy Warhol. In this series, Lutz takes one of Warhol's most iconic works, the 1964 Self Portrait with silver hair and recreates the work 12 times in 4 different hues, to the exact specifications of the originals. He then submits them to the full authentication process of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, fully intending for the works to be stamped, catalogued and DENIED by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board..
Lutz's newest and most ambitious series to date, titled 'Sold', consists of 20 paintings based on the designs of 19th Century gilded French porcelain the combination of gilded branches and birds reflecting the indulgent nature of collecting, the flock-like atmosphere of auctions, as well as the sometime solitary nature and anonymity of art collecting.
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