Ok Harris Catalog

E d w a r d L e n t s c h

E d w a r d L e n t s c h

Ok HarrisDecember 1, 2007 - January 5, 2008

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My philosophy is based on the self transformation that is attained through the creative process of making art. I think of it

as transcending the experience of art into a complex vocabulary of skills and techniques... then to achieve the ability to create

a remarkable object... and finally, that this creation will have a significant impact on humanity.

To ask this fundamental question: ‘what is the meaning and the purpose of art, as it defines who we are as a civilization, and how we fundamentally define ourselves as individuals?’ is precisely the issue.

It may be just a circular evolution of thought, but I truly believe that the answer is revealed by the artist’s ability to know the way

to what we may consider as that aesthetic conclusion.

There’s a field, I’ll meet you there,It is a field of intentionthat is beyond optimism,It is a field of creativitythat is beyond learning,It is the idea of hope,in a field of all possibilities,and it carries the clouds upon it.

There’s a field, I’ll meet you there...

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There’s a Field, I ’ l l Meet You There.. .

2007 | paint ing on canvas | 106 x 78 inches

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Defining Synectics


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El Bautismo de la Patina Azul


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The Golden Egg


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Self Portrait in the Mirror of Er ised


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Handmade Miracles


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Singulari ty


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Waterstone of the Wise


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Minneapolis painter Edward Lentsch is best known for his provocative textures and unique painting style.

Lentsch’s large-scale mixed media works on canvas make a bold statement while creating a sensuous atmosphere.

One critic writes: “There might be a whiff of German abstractionist Anseim Keifer’s grandiosity

in Lentsch’s ambitious images, but his bravura gestures have an authentic individuality.”

The spiritual overtones of Lentsch’s painting are captured by his titles, where he uses mystical prose to inspire

the imagination of his viewer. It is consistent with Lentsch’s philosophy about painting: “I appreciate most the impact of the moment in painting, the magical place where sparks fly. This is the point where we experience the awesome potential of the chi in painting. The Chinese describe chi as a life force;

it is through this intentional force of spirit combined with a moment in time that our soul emerges in the gesture itself.

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Via Dolorosa I


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Via Dolorosa I I


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Aeschylus Satyr


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Diktyoulkoi


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Movement of the Sangoma


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It Carr ies the Clouds Upon I t


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Orestes Hal lucinating


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All Things That F loat


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Gethsemane


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The Lemurians Return


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I value knowledge and contemplation about nature and its complexity--- pon-dering passionately the metaphysical relationship of God and Science. I use the title to construct a model. This becomes a vehicle to express the meaning of the paintings. Wolfram Logic, The Creation of the Universe, and The Translation of Odds are examples in a series of titles where I use the narrative as a suggestion that may stimulate the audience’s imagination to the energy of the subject. I have come to the foregone conclusion that art is a multi-dimensional formation of complex relationships and that ultimately, this produces an object. In fact, the value of the object lies in its ability to be something unique and remarkable as an object.

Pythagoras is believed to have coined the words “philosophy” (love of wisdom) and “mathematics” (that which is learned). I believe that as words define those things that are most important to our definition of self, art is the translation of those same but most important definitions.

It was in high school that I came across something one day that has driven me for over thirty years. It came to me one day while looking at bowling pins. My idea formed from the numbers that add to ten. I have given this concept of or-der and sequence the name “The XOI Principle”. To me, this is the principle that governs the Laws of the Universe. It is said in Chinese philosophy that by concen-trating on the higher laws you acquire the power that underlies them. It is also a fundamental fact of consciousness that we take on the attributes and energies on which we focus our attention.

So it is with my paintings.

| Philosophy, Painting, and the XOI Principle |

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The XOI Principle is a concept that I have been trying to articulate in drawings, writings, and designs for over twenty years. The XOI Principle can be explained in a similar diagram to the baryon decuplet. By observing the points of connection you will see that X-O-I like the bowling pins, if placed in order of 1- 2- 3, etc., works as a unique form of algorithm, similar to Cantor’s Continuum Hypothesis. Both structure a logical system of infinite expansion and contraction, contained in a viable and logical matrix. Stephen Wolfram’s “Mathematica” is another axiom system that shows order in what seemingly is an infinite construct. It in turn orga-nizes chaos into order in the form of simple and complex algorithmic systems. This universal order is also described by the Chinese in the word Wu Li. Wu Li describes physics as “patterns of organic energy that reflect a universal order existing in na-ture”. In the logic of Wu Li, or in the definition of a word, we come to understand synchronicity. As we understand synchronicity we recognize coincidence as the coinciding connection.

My paintings are derived from a source of contemplation and fascination with the wonders of an awesome logic that exists in nature. Having a passion for numbers and logical systems, I observe them everywhere in the things that surround me. I see an aesthetic order of compositional dynamics in wild tree branches nestled in strange and compelling arrangements. I see a divine order in what seemingly appears to be random chaos. This is what I want to imitate and emulate. To show the value of this Divine Order in its purest beauty is the inspiration that guides my spirit. Painting is my map to this place of reason and intention.

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| Education |

| Collections | partial l isting

Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, FranceMinneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MNSummit Academy of Fine Art, St. Paul, MN

Merrill Lynch, Minneapolis, MNMarriott Hotel Corporation, Rochester, MN; Salt Lake City, UTRadisson Hotel Corporation, Chicago, IL; Moline, IL; Minnetonka, MN; St. Paul, MNSheraton Hotel, Bloomington, MNSmith Parker Law Firm, Minneapolis, MNSunstone Hotel Corporation, Santa Ana, CAJohnson Media Group, Minneapolis, MNJohnson Grossfield, Minneapolis, MNMidway National Bank, St. Paul, MNSebastian & Associates, Eagan, MNAckerberg Group, Minneapolis, MNGarden of Eden, David Judakin, Los Angeles, CASt. Paul Port Authority, St. Paul, MNPfingsten Publishing, Cleveland, OHBennett Katz, San Francisco, Palm Springs, CAGary & Susan Grandmaison, San Francisco, CACornell Moore, Minneapolis, MNThomas Johnson, Minnetonka, MNJay Applebaum, Minnetonka, MNRobin Johnson, Minnetonka, MNJerry & Judy Brill, Minneapolis, MNLarry & Shirley Zipkin, Minnetonka, MNDr. Mark Wanderman & Dr. Chris Benson, Minnetonka, MNMarc & Debbie Grossfield, Minnetonka, MNRichard Schneider, Rapid City, IA

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Mike & Sara Badaurer, Minnetonka, MNDavid Sebastian, Eagan, MNWilliam Strifert & Julie Sinykin, Minnetonka, MNJerry Burns, Minneapolis, MNSteve Kalin, Minneapolis, MNBrad Davis, Detroit Lakes, MNEd & Linda Barresh, Scottsdale, AZJoe & Barbara Collins, Pebble Beach, CAEric & Nora Rotier, Minnetonka, MNJoan Byhre, Edina, MNJohn Martell, Santa Cruz, CADr. Steven Plager, Santa Cruz, CADr. Carl & Phyllis Maruzak, Pacific Palisades, CAKelly & Elisa Thomson, La Jolla, CADiane Keith, Palm Desert, CAHenry & Barbara LaBounta, West Vancouver, BCDr. Rodney & Claudia Wishnow, Long Beach, CASteve & Pat Rosvold, Vancouver, WABill & Peggy Cohen, Palm Springs, CAGreg Garbin & Ken Denhard, Alamo, CABarry Berg & Scott Ellingboe, Minneapolis, MNRichard & Diane Cohen, Palm Desert, CAIrving Budlong, Edina, MNSteven Freeman, Minnetonka, MNPhyllis Sperling, St. Louis Park, MNLarry & Barbara Sonsini, Palm Desert, CATom & Terri Burke, Plymouth, MNJeff & Carolie Lewis, New Ulm, MNMike & Paula Flom, Plymouth, MNGeorge Caswell & Karin Martinson, Minnetonka, MNGeorge & Mary Sissel, Denver, COMichael Gudalowski & Bonnie Boits, Palm Desert, CABarbara Fredrickson, Edina, MN

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Eric Smith, Cleveland, OHSteve Andersen, Minneapolis, MNEric Johnson, Chicago, ILRichard and Lisa Rotenberg, Palm Desert, CAPeter Nauert, Santa Fe, NMRob Brook, Scottsdale, AZGretchen B. Ventura, Minneapolis, MNJim and Maria Cockrum, Scottsdale, AZBob and Denise Delgado, Phoenix, AZJim and Mary Piccolo, Scottsdale, AZRon and Jennifer Dillee, Amarillo, TXDisdale Design, Surry, EnglandDorothea and David Cohen, Scottsdale, AZJim and Mary Piccolo, Phoenix, AZTerry Boden, Paradise Valley, AZBob and Denise Delgado, Paradise Valley, AZDr. Ron and Jennifer Dillee, Amarillo, TXDr. Howard and Elizabeth Pitluk, Phoenix, AZJim and Maria Cockrum, Scottsdale, AZFrancis and Fernandez Gonzalez, San Juan, Puerto RicoDr. David Greene, Phoenix, AZ

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| Exhibitions | partial l isting

2007 OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY2007 Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens, FL2007 Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert, CA2007 Hernandez Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ2007 Ogilvie/Pertl Gallery, Chicago, IL2007 Gallery Moda, Santa Fe, NM2006 Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, MA2006 Modern Masters, Santa Fe, NM2006 Hernandez Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ2006 Modern Masters Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA2005 Art Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL2005 Flanders Gallery, Minneapolis, MN2004 Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA2004 Desert Wolf, Palm Desert, CA2003 Art Chicago, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA2003 Windsor Gallery, Dania, FL2003 Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN2002 Palm Springs International Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA2001 Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art, Maui, HI2001 Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art, Nantucket, MA2000 Palm Springs International Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA1998 Atrium Design Center, Ranchero Mirage, CA1997 Sidney Bechet Center for Visual Arts, Garches, France1995 Gallery Massijiro Ltd., Fukuoka-Ken, Japan1995 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art in Bloom, Minneapolis, MN1994 Scholes Fine Art, Edina, MN

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The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life: Volume 1 by Drunvalo MelchizedekThe Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life: Volume 2 by Drunvalo MelchizedekThe Bible Code by Michael DrosninThe Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary ZukavThe Dead Sea Scrolls by G. VermesThe Divine Proportion by H.E. HuntleyDivine Proportion: Phi In Art, Nature, and Science by Priya HemenwayEgyptology: search for the Tomb of Osiris by Candlewick PressThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean translation and interpretation by DorealThe Fourth Turning An American Prophecy by William Strauss and Neil HoweGod and the New Physics by Paul DaviesGod is a Verb by David A CooperThe Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World’s Most Astonishing Number by Mario LivioHow to Know God by Deepak ChopraThe I Ching or Book of Changes by Brian Browne WalkerIn Search of Lemuria by Mark R. WilliamsLiving in the Heart: How to Enter into the Sacred Space Within the Heart by Drunvalo MelchizedekMathematics from the Birth of Numbers by Jan GullbergMorphic Resonance & the Presence of the Past by Rupert SheldrakeMultiple Intelligences by Howard GardnerThe Mystery of Aleph by Amir D. AczelA New Kind of Science by Stephen WolframThe Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci by Edward MacCurdyThe Power of Intention by Wayne DyerThe Road to Reality by Roger PenroseSacred Geometry: Deciphering the Code by Stephen SkinnerSacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice (Art and Imagination) by Robert LawlorSacred Geometry (Wooden Books) by Miranda LundyThe Soul of a Butterfly: Refelctions on Life’s Journey by Muhammad Ali with Hana Yasmeen AliThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraWizardology: The Secrets of Merlin by Candlewick PressZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

| Partial Bibliography | includes references for painting titles

| Acknowledgements |

My wife Debbie

and my amazing children Sarah and Theo

The Artist League Team:

Will iam Algier, Steven D’Hanson, Alicia Dvorak, Katherine McMillan,

Michele Mosko, Shana Schactman, Sarah Thole and Heather Wells

Ossian Or and Sandra Valle

I am blessed with these very talented and skil led people whose constant

committment to my success is why I continue to grow and thrive.

Special thanks to Ivan and Ethan Karp and the entire staff at OK Harris

750 Washington Ave N 6th Floor Minneapolis, MN 55401www.edwardlentsch.com | [email protected]

750 Washington Ave N 6th Floor Minneapolis, MN 55401www.edwardlentsch.com | [email protected]

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