 And yet it is also true that the very path that promises to unite and connect us to the world is invariably impeded by existing social structures and superstructures which, instead of liberating us, trap us, imprisoning us in an existence without purpose or direction
 – as conveyed by the frequent use of black, by the series Obstacles, or by other symbolic features such as the faces of those who ask to rejoin the path, ready and willing to do what it takes to overcome all that stands between us and life
.Through his art, Lucatello expressed what was very much a secular view of life, one tuned into the myriad forces that move us