PAINTING 2005 - 2010

OIL PAINTING

Figure vs. form, phrase vs. color. I try to dispose of the formation of concepts. I don’t like it to intercede. I deal with the conceptual at its trivial level - defining the ability to lay out.

_'I NEED YOU CRAZY' & 'BE GOOD IN HOLLYWOOD' Factory Loft showing 2020

THE WORKS

BE WITH ME
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2007
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

Some of the larger canvases have a vital, explosive energy -- the large pixels radiating outward rhythmically, like a waltz, suggest a reserved spontaneity. At the center there is calm, control, and powerful emotion. They can be puzzle-like, with a trompe-l’oeuil quality. Figures or shapes disguised within the painting are not at first apparent, but once seen cannot be unseen. Figures float to the surface and then sink back.

I KNOW WHAT THE CAGEBIRD FEELS
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2008

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2007
DAVID K. HASPEL COLLECTION LOS ANGELES

TELL ME YOU ARE MINE
oil on canvas, 66 by 66 inches (168x168cm), 2007
WAGNER COLLECTION BEVERLY HILLS

I WON'T LOSE MY WINGS
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2007

I NEED YOUR LOVE
oil on canvas, 66 by 66 inches (168x168cm), 2007
LEE WATSON COLLECTION

I NEED YOU CRAZY
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2007

This heavily textured work was built up over several months allowing its forms to mutate and wander about changing hues and color tones as much as de-emphasizing its core phrase. Some PIXEL elements are retained from the earlier work by Lederle, yet the lines and shapes are less structured and more intuitively rendered. The bits of colors seem to barely hold on to its underpinnings, wanting to break away stimulated by a sudden burst of creative inspiration.

MAKE A WISH
oil on canvas, 52 by 68 inches (132x172cm), 2007
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

HOW DO I LOOK
oil on canvas, 52 by 68 inches (132x172cm), 2007
JAN CALKINS COLLECTION MALIBU

MY SWEET HEROINE
oil on canvas, 50 by 66 inches (127x168cm), 2008
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

FOREVER YOUNG
oil on canvas, 50 by 66 inches (127x168cm), 2008
KNOLL EXHIBITION HEIDELBERG

A rough stencilled word etched into the enigmatic image evoking a textured face or perhaps a landscape. The use of translucent coldwax, a substance that adds body to paint for impasto technique imbues a competitive edge, a toughness. An adolescent young. Forever, a promise as much as a determination of hope. The moment frozen in time, whilst shattering the glass by tempting to halt the future. The paint itself peaks to a crescendo in appearance and purpose. Also part of the PIXEL series this work leans on Lederle’s early engagement with expressive figuration, but makes a significant shift towards abstraction.

BE GOOD IN HOLLYWOOD
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2008

SAATCHI ART

I WANT YOU NOW
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2007
JAMES UGBOMA COLLECTION

SAATCHI ART

GODS AND G N S
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2008
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

PRETTY THINGS FLY
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2008
KOELL COLLECTION OBERGURGEL AUSTRIA

NO HOLLABACK GIRL
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2008

SAATCHI ART

MISS KISS
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2008
KNOLL EXHIBITION HEIDELBERG

SELF REHAB
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2007
KNOLL EXHIBITION HEIDELBERG

Born out of the 'PIXEL' series paintings, this piece retains the basic elements of shapes and structure familiarized by this work series. But in a twist, hard edgy grooves seemingly carved out of the paint surface suggest a facial outline along with the beat of a phrase laid over. A push to break the constant.

VIVA LA OPERA
oil on canvas, 60 by 66 inches (152x168cm), 2009
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

MAKE ME WONDER
oil on canvas, 50 by 66 inches (127x168cm), 2008
BROCCOLI COLLECTION NEW YORK

WHAT ABOUT ME
oil on canvas, 50 by 66 inches (127x168cm), 2008

SAATCHI ART

BIRD TWO
oil on canvas, 68 by 104 inches (173x264cm), two panels, 2007
CHUR COLLECTION GERMANY

I DREAM OF YOU
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2007
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

FACE TO FACE
oil on canvas, 50 by 38 inches (127x96cm), 2005
PRIVATE COLLECTION

NO.I,II,III
oil on canvas, 30 by 30 inches (76x76cm), 2011
PRIVATE COLLECTION

SILENCE No.22
oil on canvas, 66 by 66 inches (168x168cm), 2007

SAATCHI ART

SILENCE No.2
oil and gold leaf on canvas, 66 by 66 inches (168x168cm), 2007
BAZLEN COLLECTION SWITZERLAND

MY HEAVEN
oil and gold leaf on canvas, 66 by 66 inches (168x168cm), 2007
CHUR COLLECTION GERMANY

PRIVATE COLLECTION - WONDERLAND COLLECTION - ARTHEA GALLERY KARLSRUHE 2014 - FRANK PICTURES GALLERY 2005

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