Damian Abraham: X420X
@ Concertina Gallery
2351 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, February 13th, from 6PM - 8:30PM
Damian Abraham, perhaps better known as Pink Eyes, frontman of Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up, is an accomplished illustrator whose work constructs a visual language based on highly detailed and grotesque characters. X420X is Abraham’s first solo exhibition, and is comprised of two serial projects and a site-specific wall drawing. A to Z is a set of monstrous characters contorted to form a full set of the alphabet, confronting the viewer upon entrance. Abraham started this current series eight years ago, and has since developed a body of meticulously cut forms that are at once precise and boldly perverse.
Taking cues from artist/musicians pushead and Brian Walsby, Abraham’s work demonstrates the inseparability of music and illustration often found in hardcore punk aesthetics. Abraham additionally looks to the apocalyptic paintings of artist Joe Coleman, whose intricate work interweaves pop iconography with historical references to artists such as Hieronymus Bosch. His biggest influence, however, is his father, who was an illustrator in the 1960s and 70s, working for Oz and Track Records in the UK.
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