Reuben Lauridsen

Reuben Lauridsen

Reuben has a background in architecture, which inspires his art practice. Working primarily with pen and ink, Reuben creates highly technical and expressive artworks that weave intricate patterns and geometry into dynamic compositions. Reuben is drawn to the simplicity of line and to how proximity, density, repetition, and orientation allow complex, rhythmic patterns to emerge. Reuben’s architectural training has shaped his design approach to balance, restraint, and precision, which is reflected in a resolute attention to detail. Reuben employs a systematic method of making, incorporating algorithms and 3D modelling to generate iterative yet organic results. Influenced by both landscape and abstraction, Reuben’s work explores the tension between structure and emergence. The artworks are intended to be experienced at two scales: from a distance, where the overall composition comes into focus, and up close, where individual lines and geometries reveal their intricacy. This dual mode of viewing encourages slow looking and sustained engagement. Audience response has highlighted a strong connection to both the visual language of the work and the processes behind it. Alongside exhibitions, Reuben’s practice has reached a wide audience through social media, where interest in his methods—particularly the use of robotic technologies—reflects a growing fascination with new forms of creative expression.