Loren Fender is an American artist based in South Florida. He is a contemporary painter who creates two-dimensional abstract works with complex color palettes where color functions as the structure of the work. Rather than depicting recognizable objects or scenes, he uses form and color to evoke emotion, energy, and movement.
Loren works with various mediums including oil, acrylic, inks, pencil, and pastel using stretched or unstretched heavy canvas or wood panels, sometimes incorporating fabric, paper, or other objects into the work. The work emphasizes contrast through compositional elements of shape, pattern, and color. His style is both intentional and spontaneous, leading to results that are both harmonious and disorderly.
His compositions invite the viewer to experience the work at both a distance or step closer, immersing themselves in the energy of the color and tension in the details. His paintings explore ways colors interact, move, and shift, evoking sensations that transcend words. His work is intended to exist in a space beyond representation, because it allows for pure expression—free from the constraints of form, narrative, and symbolism. The absence of recognizable forms encourages a direct, emotional response—one that is felt rather than intellectually deciphered. Through abstraction, he strips away external references to create an experience that is immediate, raw, and personal. The viewer is invited to engage with the work on a sensory level, allowing emotional resonance to take precedence over literal meaning. The work encourages the viewer to pause, absorb, and connect in a society that is constantly moving and increasingly demanding.
Loren studied art at a public high school before obtaining Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees. Loren continues to study the boundaries of abstraction, exploring the potential that color offers as a medium of expression, connection, and sensation.
Loren works with various mediums including oil, acrylic, inks, pencil, and pastel using stretched or unstretched heavy canvas or wood panels, sometimes incorporating fabric, paper, or other objects into the work. The work emphasizes contrast through compositional elements of shape, pattern, and color. His style is both intentional and spontaneous, leading to results that are both harmonious and disorderly.
His compositions invite the viewer to experience the work at both a distance or step closer, immersing themselves in the energy of the color and tension in the details. His paintings explore ways colors interact, move, and shift, evoking sensations that transcend words. His work is intended to exist in a space beyond representation, because it allows for pure expression—free from the constraints of form, narrative, and symbolism. The absence of recognizable forms encourages a direct, emotional response—one that is felt rather than intellectually deciphered. Through abstraction, he strips away external references to create an experience that is immediate, raw, and personal. The viewer is invited to engage with the work on a sensory level, allowing emotional resonance to take precedence over literal meaning. The work encourages the viewer to pause, absorb, and connect in a society that is constantly moving and increasingly demanding.
Loren studied art at a public high school before obtaining Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees. Loren continues to study the boundaries of abstraction, exploring the potential that color offers as a medium of expression, connection, and sensation.
