Ben Langwieder is a painter. His practice explores the latent resonances of objects and architectural spaces through superimposition, mimicry, and contradiction. His work both employs and subverts conventions of spatial representation, alluding to what is banal and profound in the act of defining and dividing space. Langwieder paints half-familiar forms and environments as a way to interrogate our habitual relationships with them, inviting a Rorschach-like process of recognition that questions what remains abandoned at the edges of our perception. His work draws inspiration from the phenomenological theory of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the interiors of museums, and the bathhouse frescoes of Pompeii—spaces and ideas that emphasize embodied perception, the layering of time, and the tension between preservation and decay. These references inform both the formal structure and psychological tone of his paintings, offering a framework through which presence, absence, and the body's experience of space are made visually palpable.
Based in Montréal, Ben Langwieder holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing (with Great Distinction) from Concordia University, where he was awarded the Guido Molinari Prize in Studio Arts. He has exhibited work across Canada, including in Montréal, Kitchener and Guelph.
