ROBERT LANZ
EDUCATION
2013 Universität der Künste Berlin UdK (Berlin University of the Arts), Germany – Hons Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
2011 Universität der Künste Berlin UdK (Berlin University of the Arts), Germany – Absolvent of Fine Arts (BFA)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2013 Grant of the KunststiftungKunze, Kunststiftung Perdita & Hans Peter Kunze
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Lab I/2018 – Galerie Evelyn Drewes, Hamburg
2016 ROBERT LANZ – Braunschweiger Privatbank, Braunschweig
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS
2021 DOMINO 3 – Salve Berlin, Ortstermin 2, Kunstfestival Moabit – „RESET“, Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin
2018 KLEIN, ABER FEIN – from the Kunststiftung Perdita & Hans Peter Kunze scholarship recipients, KunstraumKunze, Gifhorn
2018 OFFBEAT – from the Class of Leiko Ikemura, SCHAU FENSTER, Raum für Kunst, Berlin
2017 WIR MAGIER – Leiko Ikemura und Meisterschüler, Galerie Evelyn Drewes, Hamburg
2017 REBELLION – Berlin Projektraum für zeitgenössische Kunst und experimentelle Medien, SCOTTY Enterprises e.V., Berlin
2016 OPENING / EXHIBITION, KUNSTRAUMKUNZE, KunststiftungKunze, Gifhorn
2015 APRIVATE / PUBLICK, Städtische Galerie Schloß Wolfsburg (City Gallery Castle Wolfsburg), der Stipendiaten der Kunststiftung Perdita & Hans Peter Kunze im Rahmen der Ausstellungsreihe RE_VISION (from the Kunststiftung Perdita & Hans Peter Kunze scholarship recipients as part of the exhibition series RE_VISION), November 17 – February 21, 2016, Wolfsburg
2014 AMPROJECT KUNSTWERKSTÄTTEN, Berlin
2014 LEIKO IKEMURAS`S XXVI – from the Class of Leiko Ikemura, Wiensowski & Harbord, Berlin
2013 CONNECTED FOR THE MOMENT, Temporary private startup showroom, Mohrenstr. 11, Berlin
2013 MEISTERSCHÜLER EXHIBITION (MFA), Universität der Künste UdK (Berlin University of the Arts), Berlin
2013 EXHIBITION Brühl City, für Max Ernst-Stipendium, Showroom – Max Ernst-Stipendium (for Max Ernst-Grant, Showroom – Max Ernst-Scholarship), Brühl Stadt
2012 キ KI – das immaterielle der Dinge – from the Class of Leiko Ikemura, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
2011 ABSOLVENT EXHIBITION (BFA), Universität der Künste UdK (Berlin University of the Arts), Berlin
2010 FROM THE OTHER SIDE … – Kunstverein Arnsberg e.V. In cooperation with the RWE AG Arnsberg, Arnsberg
2010 MYART & KLASSE LEIKO IKEMURA – Galerie Köstlin, Berlin
2010 THIS IS RED – from the Class of Leiko Ikemura, HALLE ZEHN / CAP Cologne e.V., Köln
Artist Statement
Exploring the Interactions between Matter and Light: Robert Lanz’s Multimedia Practice
Robert Lanz studied Fine Arts at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and now lives and works in Berlin.
Robert Lanz’s work draws on a broad spectrum of painting media and mixing ratios of raw substances, exploring the linear and fractal nature of matter and questioning our notions of continuity. The works emerge from the everyday flow of information, experiences, ideas, and memories, which Robert Lanz translates directly and experimentally at the same time—like a link to the place or space that exists only in oneself through the power of imagination.
His way of working is part of an ongoing experiment that emerges in the course of continuous trials and continues the artist’s many years of research. Robert Lanz also works in series, sometimes comprising several hundred works on paper. The serial character is reinforced by the dynamic painting style and the motifs, whereby materiality, technique, and the time factor each develop their own unique expression. Robert Lanz’s large-format paintings, on the other hand, are not created in series; they are individual works.
In addition to the physical and chemical processes, a material-related aesthetic develops. The process allows a view of the macrocosm in the work through the use of microscopically small particles. During creation, the entire color spectrum is revealed through the variation of the metal components.
At the center of this multimedia practice is the fusion of substances that are in continuous, reciprocal interpenetration, comparable to a dynamic interplay of forces and integrated into a network of exchange of matter, technologies, raw materials, and light itself. This visionary perspective characterizes Robert Lanz’s artistic exploration of specific materials in various contexts. Lanz’s unique approach allows him to reflect on the status quo and the profound impact of human existence as a driving force.
Lanz’s intense engagement with specific materials opens up a space for contemplating the nature of transience. His artistic practice becomes a mirror that subtly but poignantly illuminates the consequences of human existence. In each context he explores, a narrative unfolds about the interconnectedness of life, matter, and fundamental principles, forming a powerful reflection on the meaning of our existence.
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