When Rain is like Sun, When Sun is like Rain (When Secrets are Shared)

Name: Steve Roden (B. 1964)
Brand: When Rain is like Sun, When Sun is like Rain (When Secrets are Shared)
Price: 2800.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 3,500

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GBP 2,600 - GBP 3,500

Closed: 17 Apr 2018

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Steve Roden (B. 1964)

When Rain is like Sun, When Sun is like Rain (When Secrets are Shared)

Price Realised GBP 3,500

Closed: 17 Apr 2018

Price Realised GBP 3,500

Closed: 17 Apr 2018

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Steve Roden (B. 1964)
When Rain is like Sun, When Sun is like Rain (When Secrets are Shared)
signed, titled and dated 'When Rain is like Sun, When Sun is like Rain (When Secrets are Shared) 2008 Steve Roden' (on the overlap)
acrylic and oil on linen
72 x 72in. (182.9 x 183cm.)
Executed in 2008

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Culver City, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Steve Roden, 2008.
Oakland, Oakland Museum of California, L.A. Paint, 2008-2009.

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Lot Essay

Steve Roden is a pioneering figure in the contemporary art scene, whose oeuvre encompasses experimental music, painting, drawing, sculpture, sound installation and performance art. The intertwining relationship between his experimentations as a composer and his interests as a visual artist, forms the backbone of his abstract creations which mirror the sounds and rhythms that arise from his music.

is characteristic of Roden’s paintings that can be read as a visual accompaniment to his musical compositions. Vertical stripes of bold contrasting colours – red, yellow, green and blue - are intersected by diagonal black and white lines which give rise to geometric shapes that reverberate across the picture plan like staccato sounds. These clashing juxtapositions of pulsating colours force the eye to continuously move in all directions as the vibrant hues recede and project. Yet, at the same time, the composition strikes the viewer harmoniously and the sense of unity within the composition mirrors the effects of a completed song.