Acrylic on multiplex, Städtische Sammlung Erlangen
Pastel colors and neon, pencil lines and block stripes, geometric shapes and organic wood grain—Roman Lang's wall work is a picture of contrasts. Contrasts that wildly embrace each other and lovingly engage with one another.
The painter Roman Lang often uses roughly patterned multiplex panels as a canvas, which he arranges into free, angular shapes. Using spray paint and acrylic, he arranges color fields and lines of varying surfaces and geometries on them. Sometimes you can see the traces of brushstrokes, sometimes the elements appear rough like sandpaper.
The overall result is an image of dynamism and depth, with figures unfolding in space, flying towards you or pushing against each other.
Constructivism, hard-edge painting, and the shaped canvases of minimalist artists (image carriers in shapes tailored to the image motif) are just as important to Roman Lang's works as influences from graffiti and club culture, the aesthetics of party flyers and computer games, hardware stores, and concrete walls.
The work was donated by the artist to the Städtische Sammlung Erlangen.
