Biography
Roland Roberge spent the latter part of his life driven by a compulsive need to create both as a painter and a poet. He produced huge acrylic paintings on canvas, massive three-dimensional works in both acrylic and oil, a collection of idiosyncratic mythological stories enshrined in display cases and an interesting collection of early portraits as well as more traditional art works.
In his ACRYLIC SERIES (2017-2019) his style is characterized by dense patternwork and fearless use of color. Electric colors are separated by gestural black brushstrokes making his paintings suggestive of stained glass windows.
Roland's playful approach to composition invites the eye to travel across the canvas in a rhythmic manner. His pieces such as “Ode To (Frank) Stella", “Mother and Child" and “Girl with a Pearl Earring" show great adoration for the modern masters whose works he first saw while living in New York.
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