For this month’s masthead, I chose a shot of Peter Rogier’s piece Sandman, 2006-2007, epoxy, polyester, iron, polyurethane-varnish and paint, 128×158x135.9 cm (50.4×62.2×53.5 inches) which is part of Slagroom, the artist’s first solo show at Roberts & Tilton, on view until October 6th.
I first came across Rogiers’s work when he had two of his sculptures part of the group show Sea Change at Roberts & Tilton back in September 2006. I was captivated by his textured strokes or how he uses the medium, excavating, creating wrinkles and waves throughout the materials.
The pieces currently on view here in LA all convey intense emotions. Each of his figures seem petrified from some uncanny curse, their distorted rictus and their absurd exclamations mocking the visitor. Yet, Rogiers’s use of bold and sort of ingenuous colors relieve the whole experience. I think that the combination is fabulous.
I haven’t found a lot of information regarding his new projects, yet it looks like he will be at the Cultuurcentrum of Mechelen, Belgium this upcoming May.
(All images courtesy Galerie Thomas Schulte. Left image is Yellow Figure on Green Base, 2006, polyester, metal, polyeruthanefoam, epoxy, acrylic, 194×188x77 cm. Right image is White Swamp Sculpture, 2006, PU-form, epoxy, paint and steel, 36×32x23 cm)
