I think of you when I crash
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Landscape |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 120 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Length/Depth | 4 cm |
"I think of you when I crash"
Oil paint, silver pigments, walnut oil and UV varnish on canvas
120 cm x 90 cm
2026
"Black Silver" was created using a new technique I developed. The oil paint is applied in several layers directly onto the canvas, extremely thinly diluted and without a primer. The silver pigments were sprinkled into the wet paint. I then worked with various oil washes to create a subtle tinted effect. The dried surface has a glossy finish.
The painting surface is made of thicker, unprimed nettle canvas from Belgium. The stretcher frames are thicker and wider to create a more solid and substantial appearance.
The work is stretched and then finished in my studio.
It is securely packed with edge protection and bubble wrap and dispatched via DHL.
Please allow 2–3 working days for the work to be prepared for dispatch.
Thank you very much!
© 2026, Studio Lenny Renz
Lenny Renz
From the window, I watch the purple light reflecting off the wet tarmac.
A sigh. A brief shake of my head; the collar of my coat points towards the sky. It’s not just my scuffed Bundeswehr trainers that bear witness to that night as I open the door to step outside.
Being spoilt for choice is usually also a way of numbing the present. Oh, it’s already over…
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I’m Lenny Renz; I previously studied art at the UdK Berlin and am now at the ZHdK in Zurich.
My focus is primarily on painting and print techniques.
The term ‘mixed media’ (actually, it’s two words) is one of the most vague descriptions in the art world. Nevertheless, it fits my style well. Wax, tape, industrial paint, oil and transfer prints are the tools of my trade. My studio is (mostly) never tidy. Printouts lie scattered on the floor. The brushes are soaking in solvent. It smells of beeswax. Canvases are moved around, hung up and laid down. Priming, painting, overpainting, setting aside, trampling on, continuing to work. Many of my works undergo a long process. A deep massage into the fabric. Sometimes I have a rough idea, but often my subconscious takes over. Many of my works emerge from this sense of vertigo.
I try to let the craftsmanship shine through in my expression.
Nothing is perfect, but that is precisely what makes it so beautiful.
Shows/publications:
Numéro Homme Berlin – Mirror Mirror, online editorial, Paris, 2020
HVW8 Gallery Berlin – x, group show, 2020
ASR – A strategic guide to modern enlightenment, photo book, 32 pages, 2022
ZHdk – Stars Spelled Backwards Is Rats, group show, Zurich, 2022
Badlands magazine – The Edge of Meaning, Issue 6, 10-page print spread, 2023
New York – group exhibition, Zurich, 2024
Versions of now – PFA Studios, Zurich, 2025
2026 TBH
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