Membrane
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Punkmetender 246 For Sale
Punkmetender
246, 2022
Acrylic on wooden panel, gold mirrored aluminum butterfly, neon
72 x 84 in 182.9 x 213.4 cm
About this work
In "246," Punkmetender presents a commanding 72 by 84-inch composition where centrifugal force has transformed acrylic paint into radiating waves of color that pulse outward from the wooden panel's core. The spinning technique creates an almost hypnotic visual rhythm, with pigments bleeding and blending in organic arcs that suggest both cosmic phenomena and cellular structures. A single gold mirrored aluminum butterfly emerges from this painted vortex, its reflective surface catching and fracturing the surrounding hues while creating a striking material contrast against the fluid paint layers. Neon elements punctuate the composition with electric light, adding a temporal dimension that shifts the work's presence as ambient conditions change throughout the day. This work exemplifies Punkmetender's mature synthesis of process-based painting and sculptural intervention, demonstrating how the artist's signature spin technique can accommodate monumental scales without losing its intimate material poetry. The integration of the mirrored butterfly and neon components in "246" represents a sophisticated evolution in the artist's approach to embedding sculptural elements, moving beyond mere surface application to create genuine dialogue between the kinetic paint application and the static metallic forms. The work's substantial dimensions allow viewers to experience the full immersive potential of Punkmetender's centrifugal painting process, where the traditional boundaries between painting and installation begin to dissolve. Within the artist's broader practice, "246" stands as a significant statement piece that fully realizes the conceptual and visual possibilities inherent in this unique hybrid methodology.
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Edition & Provenance
- Year
- 2022
- Medium
- Acrylic on wooden panel, gold mirrored aluminum butterfly, neon
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About the Spin Paintings Series
Punkmetender's "Spin Paintings" series employs centrifugal force to distribute acrylic paint across canvas and panel surfaces, creating dynamic radiating compositions where color flows outward from central points. This mechanical painting process generates fluid, organic patterns as pigments blend and separate according to their weight and viscosity, resulting in works that capture motion and energy in permanent form.
The artist incorporates sculptural elements directly into the wet paint surface during the spinning process, embedding aluminum butterflies, gold mirrored aluminum butterflies, aluminum flowers, diamond dust, and LED neon components that become integral to the painted composition. These materials interact with the centrifugal motion, creating unique positioning and paint accumulation patterns around each embedded object, while reflective elements like the mirrored butterflies and diamond dust introduce shifting light effects that activate the surface.
The series spans works created between 2020 and 2024, ranging from 46 to 84 inches in scale across both circular and rectangular formats. Executed on stretched canvas, wooden panel, and aluminum panel supports, these large-format works demonstrate consistent exploration of the centrifugal painting technique while varying in their specific material combinations and sculptural interventions.
About Punkmetender
Roman Lefebvre is a French multidisciplinary artist based in Miami. Born in Paris and shaped by nearly two decades in Los Angeles, Lefebvre played an integral role in developing the visual identity, design language and studio practice of Mr. Brainwash during the formative years of his international career. He is featured in the Academy Award- nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop and worked alongside Banksy and other influential figures of the international street-art movement.
Under the name Punkmetender, Lefebvre subsequently established an independent international practice spanning painting, sculpture, installation and large-scale public work. His works are held in prominent private collections internationally, including those of a member of the Getty family, Mariah Carey, Khloé Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Dave Navarro, among others.
Now working under his own name, Lefebvre is expanding his practice through digital film and Membrane, a materially layered series examining perception, memory and the unstable boundary between image and reality. Moving between contemporary digital figures and historical imagery transformed through oil painting, abrasion, handwritten language and transparent epoxy resin, his work explores how beauty is preserved, disrupted and reinterpreted across time.
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