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BROOKLYNITE PRESS RELEASE:
Two titans
of the street art world collide when DOLK and M-CITY invade Brooklynite
Gallery for what is sure to be a show for the ages.
Reclusive, Norwegian stencil artist DOLK, emerges from the shadows
to showcase a new collection of cutting imagery. Often monochromatic
with one precisely placed color, DOLK crafts strangely beautiful
story-lines into his work, infusing a wry sense of humor into such wide
ranging topics as celebrity, religion and societal pressures. As a whole,
DOLK's new body of work conveys a bit more cynicism than the past,
with most figures displaying enigmatic expressions as well as the
inclusion of one key prop that at times will leave you scratching your
head. However, what does remain consistent within the history of DOLK's
work is the intrigue he manages to garner with simple, clean black lines
and spot-on subjects.
Look closely at a satellite picture of the earth and you just might see an
M-CITY mural. Listen to the echoing sounds of metal forging, pistons firing,
and air compression as M-CITY, Poland's most prolific artist working in
the public space, erects yet another large scale mural on any number of
continents. Using his graphic brand of stencil artillery that includes
images of smoke-stack factories, cogs and gears, steam ships, and
repetitive city blocks, M-CITY redefines the Industrial Revolution.
That same crushing imagery is transferred seamlessly to his deliberate, grey-scale
canvases which could easily be passed off as Cold War propaganda.
Thank heavens half the space at Brooklynite Gallery is outdoors ---quite conducive
for these two addicts of outdoor activity who also plan on leaving many
gifts to the people of NYC.
Brooklynite Gallery is located at 334
Malcolm X Blvd., Brooklyn, New York 11233.
We are open Thursday thru Saturday from 1pm – 7pm or by appointment. We
are located 2 blocks from the A or C subway to Utica Ave. stop.