Figurative works 1985 to 1996 This is a body of work ranging from life drawing to expressive
figurative paintings depicting personifications of the
condition humaine. They were shown in two major solo shows in Amsterdam and are documented in a monograph.
ModulArt 1996 to date ModulArt is Leda Luss Luyken's conceptual innovation, a "new way of motion in painting" (
Denys Zacharopoulos). Luss Luyken has produced cycles of paintings using this innovative technique: Millennium (1996–2002); Greek Spirit (2003–2005); Genesis (2006–2008); 96% Dark Matter (2008–2010); Cosmos Sensual (2010–2011). Each of these cycles comprises approximately 20 large scale paintings measuring 180 : 180 cm or more. In terms of contemporary art,
ModulArt belongs to the category of
conceptual art. It is not so much the finished painting but its openness to change and alterability that define the basic idea of
ModulArt. The painter's sujets are open to their de- and reconstruction into new, modulated images. To do so, the artist lets go of her work and allows for its further development by the viewer. The viewer thus becomes an active user of art. Modulated images open up new perspectives and insights on the subject, the artistic development of a piece of art remains in a state of flux. Such further development of a ModulArt painting is open-source and can be done any time in nearly unlimited variations. Luss Luyken's
ModulArt coincides and was developed independently during the same period of time with
Stefano Vagnini's ModulArt in the realm of musical composition. Both hold that the artist’s tools to creativity are virtually unlimited by way of
ModulArt. Luss-Luyken's
ModulArt was publicly exhibited in museums in Leipzig, Munich, Berlin and Weimar as well as in major solo shows in galleries in Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich and Munich. Luss Luyken's
ModulArt is documented in a catalogue, a monograph, a collector's catalogue and three films. == Museum exhibitions ==