Byroglyphics 'Subsidiary' @ Signal Gallery

exhibition open until 11th Dec

Evocative is the word that comes to mind when admiring artist Byroglyphics’
piece 'Departure Lounge'. Yet, what is it that makes his work so magnetic? Is it
 the subject matter, the colour palette, the brush strokes, or the concept of the 
artwork as a whole? 

Currently on show at the Signal Gallery in Hoxton, the collage-type painting is
 part of Byroglyphics’ experimental collection, ‘Subsidiary’ an exhibition which
places work like ‘Departure Lounge’ alongside contrasting pieces of art to evoke
a unique kind of thought process.

Being Byroglyphics', aka Russ Mills’ second
 solo exhibition, he is this time around using his background in illustration and
animated film making to push the boundaries even further, using the freedom of
the digital medium to its fullest.
‘Subsidiary’ establishes a good mix of drawing and collages, applied through
 various technical forms to emphasize the depth and profound darkness suggestive
 of Mills’ subject matter. Additionally, the extreme use of shaded dark acrylic
adds intensity and character to his already powerful and suggestive pieces, many
 of which depict portraits of appealing female figures that seem to emit an
immensely challenging image.



Many of Byroglyphics pieces carry with them accompanying titles which are just
as thought provoking as the works themselves. For example, listed among
antidepressants, ‘Desipramine’ and ‘Sinequan’ perhaps omit the same sense of
euphoria as Mills is trying to capture in the images these titles represent. His
strong brush strokes fulfil the artwork’s multi-dimensional potential, while the
accompanying drawing-effect forms lingering subtle emotions within each image.
The confidence and sex appeal in the subjects’ appearance emphasises this
aforementioned magnetism, especially in the portraits illustrated on Chinese
 comic pages.


‘Subsidiary’ proves why Byroglyphics is a remarkable talent in the urban art
scene, drawing in people’s attention with his personal fascination for one’s
‘inner demons’. Unusual are his artistic features which combine distinctive
looks from the animal kingdom with realistic human figures. Perhaps striking but
not surprising, the majority of his exhibited artwork this time was marked sold 
by the second day of the exhibition.

Photographs provided by Signal Gallery

Departure lounge