The Danish artist
Armsrock,
is one of a handful of artists on the Urban/Street art scene whose work
reaches
out beyond the confines of the genre. The quality and unique nature of
his
work, both on the street and for the gallery, has made him stand out in
that
talented crowd.
Armsrock's work
consists
of
delicately drawn figures, which he pastes on walls in urban settings.
Mostly
life-size portraits of humans on the edge of society, the character
and
placement of these pieces make them feel, sometimes, as if they have
been
tattooed to the wall. At other times, they can appear transitory - as if
they
had just arrived at a scene and are about to move on. More recently, he has
developed
an analogue projection technique that enables him to combine his magical
drawn
figures with light. This has the effect of making the images even more
fragile
and fleeting, almost like
ghosts.
His
new show in Signal Gallery is called 'Drawn Towards The
Present'.
The show will be built around an installation that will consist of
monumental
charcoal drawings on rice paper. The imagery represented in the drawings
is
based on press-clippings from the artist's archive, which have been reworked
to
create a fragmentary representation of contemporary history and a glimpse
into
our future hopes and
fears.
Armsrock, was born in 1984 in
Copenhagen
and graduated at the Hochschule Für Kunst in Bremen,
Germany.
The quality of his art has been recognised internationally and has been seen
in
streets and public spaces across Europe and the United States. He has also
shown
his work extensively in traditional art institutions, such as museums
and
galleries. This is a young artist whose passion and commitment to his craft
has
won him supporters and buyers wherever he has shown his
work.