Fernand Roda

Biography

Born in Luxembourg in 1951, Fernand Roda studied at the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf, Hochschule für Bildende Künste from 1971 to 1977.

In 1975 he became a master student of Prof. Joseph Beuys. In 1996 Fernand Roda received a scholarship from the Bavarian Landesbank. In 1987/88 he is asked by the city of Düsseldorf to paint a picture (400 x 360 cm) for the subway station “Heinrich-Heine-Allee”. 1988 he organizes the exhibition “My time, my predator” for the 700th anniversary of the city of Düsseldorf. In 1991 he was appointed “Chevalier de L’ordre de Mèrite du Grand-Duchè de Luxembourg”. In 1993, a stamp of the State of Luxembourg appeared in the series “Euro Stamp” with the image of one of his paintings.

His themes are, in a broader sense, nature and landscape. He often juxtaposes natural and geometric elements, limiting himself to the essential without getting lost in details. His maxim is: Do not paint what you perceive, but how you perceive it.

Fernand Roda lives and works in Düsseldorf.