Roland Young
Roland (b. 1953–d. 2023) created intricate, curious drawings through which he depicted and recreated the world around him. He laid out crisp, minimal landscapes with delicately repeated formations of abstract forms and figures. Many of Roland’s works portray recurrent themes of parades, tournaments, crowds or intimate gatherings. In each, Roland recreated meticulously ordered ‘line-ups’ often found in stadiums, theatre arrangements or military displays to craft unique and intriguing scenarios of celebration. Each figure is unique with delicate, characterful facial expressions. Every drawing holds a story, that would morph and change when Roland would occasionally talk about the subjects of his drawings; at other times he would keep the drawings a mystery.
Solo Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Roland has been a resident artist at the ActionSpace Voltaire Studio since 2004. His established practice has remained consistent over this time and his unique drawings continue to charm and intrigue. Roland’s great capacity for socialising and gathering friends is depicted through his drawings which become documents of celebratory social moments, an outpouring of his generous desire to bring the people in his life together. Roland has exhibited extensively with ActionSpace in group shows and through our offsite live art events, Part of It and Watch This Space for the Wandsworth Arts Fringe between 2011 – 2017. Roland’s drawings are held in multiple private collections.Exhibitions
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