Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

40x40x2"

Underwater Series is directly influenced by my experience of living in Los Angeles. The image of water transmits a sense of peace and calm that is very much embedded in California’s identity. Swimming pools in particular are a very important architectural component of California’s lifestyle and landscape. In my work, the elements found underwater such as ladders, corners, steps lose theirs sense of usefulness and attain a symbolic quality. The magnificent light that shines through the surface creates a theatrical and surreal atmosphere. The special moment captured in this work, with all its beauty, elicits peacefulness and quiet.

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas (set of 5).

110x60x2"

Untitled #18 from Underwater Series is directly influenced by my experience of living in Los Angeles. The image of water transmits a sense of peace and calm that is very much embedded in California’s identity. Swimming pools in particular are a very important architectural component of California’s lifestyle and landscape. In my work, the elements found underwater such as ladders, corners, steps lose theirs sense of usefulness and attain a symbolic quality. The magnificent light that shines through the surface creates a theatrical and surreal atmosphere. The special moment captured in this work, with all its beauty, elicits peacefulness and quiet.

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

30x30x2"

This particular piece from "Mixed Nature Series" presents a corner of the unique gardens of the Getty Museum in a poetic and whimsical manner. This series intends to create the sensation in viewers of witnessing a new visual nature through the creation of manipulated landscapes and installations. It reflects upon human beings and their relationship to the urban and natural environment that surrounds them. It also questions man’s relationship to the micro and macro universes and the significance of individuals in connection to the masses. The photo-based artwork, shows beings, humans, insects and plants readapting to new roles and coexisting in a magical reality. While playful, these works invoke climate change as a looming peril and intend to elicit in the viewers the compassion for other forms of life while creating awareness of the urgency of environmental responsibility

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

30x30x2"

This particular piece from "Mixed Nature Series" presents a corner of the unique gardens of the Getty Museum in a poetic and whimsical manner. This series intends to create the sensation in viewers of witnessing a new visual nature through the creation of manipulated landscapes and installations. It reflects upon human beings and their relationship to the urban and natural environment that surrounds them. It also questions man’s relationship to the micro and macro universes and the significance of individuals in connection to the masses. The photo-based artwork, shows beings, humans, insects and plants readapting to new roles and coexisting in a magical reality. While playful, these works invoke climate change as a looming peril and intend to elicit in the viewers the compassion for other forms of life while creating awareness of the urgency of environmental responsibility

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

30x30x2"

This particular piece from "Mixed Nature Series" presents a corner of the unique gardens of the Getty Museum in a poetic and whimsical manner. This series intends to create the sensation in viewers of witnessing a new visual nature through the creation of manipulated landscapes and installations. It reflects upon human beings and their relationship to the urban and natural environment that surrounds them. It also questions man’s relationship to the micro and macro universes and the significance of individuals in connection to the masses. The photo-based artwork, shows beings, humans, insects and plants readapting to new roles and coexisting in a magical reality. While playful, these works invoke climate change as a looming peril and intend to elicit in the viewers the compassion for other forms of life while creating awareness of the urgency of environmental responsibility

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

90x38x3"

In this work, I intend to create the sensation in viewers of witnessing a new visual nature through the creation of a surreal universe in the corner of a hidden garden. It reflects upon human beings and their relationship to the urban and natural environment that surrounds them. It also questions man’s relationship to the micro and macro universes and the significance of individuals in connection to the masses. The photo-based artwork, shows humans and their belongings readapting to new roles and coexisting in a magical reality. While whimsical, this work invokes climate change as a looming peril and intends to elicit in the viewers the compassion for other forms of life while creating awareness of the urgency of environmental responsibility

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

44x29x3"

Plexiglass shown in installation shots is not part of the artwork. It was used at LAX to protect the art. After living in Los Angeles for many years, I felt it almost necessary to create a body of work that pays homage this city and its relationship with water. Swimming pools and water are an essential part of Los Angeles’ culture and identity. At the same time, climate change has produced dramatic floods and droughts in this amazing city. “Water Cities” intends to make the public reflect on the effects of these issues in our city under a new light. Rivers of water, swimming pools, water towers and giant drains invade some of this city’s most iconic landmarks with the intention of creating a poetic, fantastic, surreal, memorable experience.

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

44x29x3"

Plexiglass shown in installation shots is not part of the artwork. It was used at LAX to protect the art. After living in Los Angeles for many years, I felt it almost necessary to create a body of work that pays homage this city and its relationship with water. Swimming pools and water are an essential part of Los Angeles’ culture and identity. At the same time, climate change has produced dramatic floods and droughts in this amazing city. “Water Cities” intends to make the public reflect on the effects of these issues in our city under a new light. Rivers of water, swimming pools, water towers and giant drains invade some of this city’s most iconic landmarks with the intention of creating a poetic, fantastic, surreal, memorable experience.

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

44x29x3"

Plexiglass shown in installation shots is not part of the artwork. It was used at LAX to protect the art. This piece, "Dodger Stadium" presents in a playful and whimsical manner the love that this city has for swimming pools. The stadium has actually become one. After living in Los Angeles for many years, I felt it almost necessary to create a body of work that pays homage this city and its relationship with water. Swimming pools and water are an essential part of Los Angeles’ culture and identity. At the same time, climate change has produced dramatic floods and droughts in this amazing city. “Water Cities” intends to make the public reflect on the effects of these issues in our city under a new light. Rivers of water, swimming pools, water towers and giant drains invade some of this city’s most iconic landmarks with the intention of creating a poetic, fantastic, surreal, memorable and thought-provoking experience.

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

77x51x3"

Plexiglass shown in installation shots is not part of the artwork. It was used at LAX to protect the art. The Water Cities - Los Angeles series continues Luciana Abait's exploration of cities she has lived in or exhibited her work, including Miami, Chicago, and Atlanta. Drawing from her fascination with aquatic environments, Abait envisions cities submerged in water, highlighting its essential role in sustaining life and emphasizing the urgent need to protect this invaluable resource.
Each piece features an aerial view of iconic Los Angeles landmarks, such as the Hollywood sign and the Getty Museum, inviting viewers to immediately recognize and engage with the familiar. Abait then digitally transforms these landscapes, inserting surreal aquatic elements—highways turned into rivers, underwater views of pools with swimmers, and fields dotted with water towers. Her painterly manipulation of these large-scale photographs compels audiences to pause, uncover the anomalies, and reflect on the environmental themes embedded in the work.
Through Water Cities - Los Angeles, Abait calls attention to pressing ecological issues such as pollution, deforestation, and the consequences of environmental disasters, all while creating awareness from the powerful platform of visual art

Photograph and acrylic painting on canvas.

77x51x3"

Plexiglass shown in installation shots is not part of the artwork. It was used at LAX to protect the art. The Water Cities - Los Angeles series continues Luciana Abait's exploration of cities she has lived in or exhibited her work, including Miami, Chicago, and Atlanta. Drawing from her fascination with aquatic environments, Abait envisions cities submerged in water, highlighting its essential role in sustaining life and emphasizing the urgent need to protect this invaluable resource.
Each piece features an aerial view of iconic Los Angeles landmarks, such as the Hollywood sign and the Getty Museum, inviting viewers to immediately recognize and engage with the familiar. Abait then digitally transforms these landscapes, inserting surreal aquatic elements—highways turned into rivers, underwater views of pools with swimmers, and fields dotted with water towers. Her painterly manipulation of these large-scale photographs compels audiences to pause, uncover the anomalies, and reflect on the environmental themes embedded in the work.
Through Water Cities - Los Angeles, Abait calls attention to pressing ecological issues such as pollution, deforestation, and the consequences of environmental disasters, all while creating awareness from the powerful platform of visual art.In this piece, the sky of the city of Hollywood has become a swimming pool, making the audience reflect, in a poetic manner, on the changes that are currently taking place in nature.