Bob Landström’s work shares the experience of the interstice between pre and post-materiality.  He often works in the conceptual space where science and art intersect, exploring the overlap of physics and metaphysics. Materiality plays a crucial role in his work. He is best known for using the Earth as his painting medium, particularly pigmented volcanic rock, employing processes that are uniquely his own. The surfaces of his paintings bear testament to his striking style, characterized by gritty textures that emerge through the use of trowels, knives, nails, and his own invented tools.

Landström explores electromagnetic static as a pre-manifestation state of physical reality. He integrates field recordings of electromagnetism—sometimes captured through devices of his own creation—into audio and visual assemblages. His kinetic pieces use sound and light to interact with fragments of volcanic rock.

A relentless curiosity drives Landström’s artistic practice. When an idea or concept captures his attention, he dives deep, spending months reading, researching, and experimenting until a new body of work emerges.

Bob Landström is based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He studied fine art at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.  He also holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in electrical engineering.