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Whether in
minimalist geometric mixed-media abstractions or explosively
dynamic expressionist acrylic paintings, Rom Lammar’s
canvases possess a fascinating and enigmatic beauty. The
Luxembourg-based artist works in a variety of styles, but with
each he demonstrates a pitch-perfect sensibility to composition,
color and structure. His geometric constructions – composed on
canvas and incorporating various media and objects – match
references to primitive art traditions with an architectural
organization of color planes, shapes and lines. Their clean
aesthetic and symmetry evoke monuments to some mysterious and
distant culture.
Elsewhere, Lammar deploys a spectacularly dynamic and chaotic
imagery that resembles explosions of color and shapes tearing
across the canvas. The effect is never disorderly; Lammar crafts
the sense of movement and depth with attention to every jutting
form, spinning line and glowing hue. Dark and spectacular, such
works have a thrilling dynamism that is all the more intriguing
for suggesting violence and destruction. Working in and between
these two aesthetic paradigms, Lammar proves agile in balancing
austere monumentality with bursting energy (Press release
by AGORA Gallery - New York). |
