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New York-based artist Bill Norrby features such glowing luminosity in his works it's almost an oxymoron his latest exhibition should be held in a dimly-lit Gothic gallery on the edge of Chelsea. However upon perusing the subject matter of his painted prose it's seemed only fitting that last weekends viewing was held at the Last Rites Gallery.
A former worker bee for the video game industry Norrby has since turned his hand to painting, graduating from the New York School of Visual Arts in 2010. The result is a talented new artist forming a cohesion of classical brushstrokes and modern day defiance and upheaval. His latest exhibition The Fury is an impressive collection of works presenting the plight and struggle of every day man set against an old world, almost mythical backdrop. These fighters for the future are depicted in an almost angelic state with Norrby's ever-present and immaculate use of light. Each painting appears to have an inner glow despite the macabre nature of it's subject. Smoking cities in ruins, dark enchanted forests, wartime and apocalyptic mob scenes adorn his canvas' joined by gas-mask clad protagonists shining through the terrors, displaying a luminous, almost ethereal glow - all done with the stroke of brush. Such dark moments painted in such beaming light makes for a definite feast for the eyes.
The Last Rites Gallery played the perfect host with it's dim red lighting, black walls and church-like facade, with soundtrack provided by a eerie, brooding live violinist. Bill Norrby's work combines futuristic subject matter with a classical artistic style, and his use of light is simply outstanding. His paintings take you to confronting and unfamiliar worlds, and I look forward to further explorations from this up-and-coming artist.
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