
Membrane
9 works

715, 2024
Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, Aluminum Butterfly, Diamond Dust.
48 x 48 In
Punkmetender has rapidly established a distinctive presence in the contemporary art market, merging street art sensibilities with refined material experimentation. Working at the intersection of urban culture and luxury aesthetics, the artist has cultivated a visual language that speaks to collectors seeking work that bridges accessibility and conceptual depth. *715* exemplifies the artist's signature approach to mixed-media composition. The work features an aluminum butterfly—a recurring motif in Punkmetender's practice—set against an acrylic ground enhanced with diamond dust. This interplay of industrial metal and light-refracting particles creates a dynamic surface tension, shifting between raw materiality and ethereal luminosity depending on viewing angle and lighting conditions. The butterfly, rendered in aluminum rather than more traditional materials, subverts expectations of delicacy while maintaining the form's associations with transformation and transience. At 48 x 48 inches, the scale of *715* commands significant wall presence without overwhelming intimate viewing. The square format provides compositional balance, allowing the metallic element to anchor the picture plane while the diamond dust activates the surrounding negative space. This considered relationship between object and field demonstrates Punkmetender's understanding of how materials communicate beyond their surface appeal. The work represents a mature articulation of themes the artist has explored throughout recent years, positioning it as a strong example of the current period's output. Collectors have responded to this body of work with notable enthusiasm, recognizing its synthesis of craft, concept, and contemporary relevance. For acquisition inquiries regarding *715*, please contact Guy Hepner directly.
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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.
Available through Guy Hepner in New York.