Roland Persson often works in aluminum and bronze, but his silicone sculptures have become his hallmark. When creating his sculptures Persson combines a silicone mixture with a variety of pigments. He then wields the material with such skill, resulting his sculptures becoming exceptionally realistic.

Realism, a direct line to making the reality presented here, no matter how absurd it seems, credible.

Persson explains: “What is so appealing about silicone is that the material truly possesses its color, just like the skin on my hand is possessing the color of my hand. In silicone, I can create surfaces that are not only sculptural, but also painterly.”

Roland Persson is a Swedish artist, born 1963 in Hudiksvall and raised in Gävle. Persson received his M.F.A. in 1993 from the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts. Post graduating Persson has participated in a wide array of solo and group exhibitions, both on a national and international level. Today, he lives and works on the island Värmdö, just outside of Stockholm.

Throughout the years, Persson has been awarded with numerous scholarships and grants. Furthermore, many of his sculptures have been permanently installed in public spaces all around Sweden.