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A picture of Roland Young. He is a white man with short dark hair and is wearing glasses and a cream knitted jumper. He is standing in front of several of his paintings which are displayed on a blue wall.
Roland Young / Courtesy of the artist and ActionSpace
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2004

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Roland Young (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.

Exhibitions & Events

Year
2024
Title
Roland Young at Studio Voltaire
Location
Studio Voltaire, 1A Nelsons Row, London, SW4 7JR
Year
2022
Title
Watch This...
Location
ActionSpace, Cockpit Bloomsbury, Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London, WC1N 2NP
Year
2021
Title
The Out There Art Fair 2021: Shaking the Everyday
Location
Cockpit Arts, Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, WC1N 2NP

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