Cut it Out

Sunday, 27 November 2011

The Dirty Low Down Bitch Stabbed Me In The Heart

The Dirty Low Down Bitch Stabbed Me In The Heart, Collage on Paper, 29.7x42cm 2011

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Artistic.ly

I have a print available from the lovely people at Artistic.ly, you can pic it up here.

My 2D Hand Grenade Will Destroy Your 3D Dreams, Limited Edition of 50

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Blood On Your Hands From Success

Blood On Your Hands from Success, Collage, 297mm x 420mm, 2011

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Not Selling Anything But Cosmic Rays

Not Selling Anything But Cosmic Rays (Kate's Bush), Collage on Paper, 40cm x 70cm (approx), 2011

Thursday, 27 October 2011

As it's Halloween The Readerswives Collective are jumping on the Zombie bandwagon and are resurrecting the Centre Fold Gallery out of it's very deep (financial) grave.

You are cordially invited to a 'FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY' art opening on FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Bring your friends and let's make this one final CFG opening to remember!!!

Room 1: A collection of new works by Rost and Sterone1 in glorious blood splattering 2D.

Room 2: Readerswives Collective group show featuring Dred, Strictly Biz, Cose, Rob Luckins, Kat Mather, Liesja Grut + More

LOCATION:
Ye Olde Centre Fold Gallery
Trinity Square Centre
Trinity Square
St Peter Port
Guernsey
Channel Island
GY1 2PZ

Paste Modernism

I've got some work the Paste Modernism 3 exhibition in Sydney, Australia. Click here for more info.

Monday, 17 October 2011

It's Only the End of the World

It's Only the End of the World, Digital Print and spraypaint on Canvas, 2011

About Rost

Rostone’s work covers a variety of disciplines including graphic design, painting, photography, collage, film and music production. Primarily he sources ‘visual ingredients’ creating a huge sample bank from which he constructs complex collages. The essence of this visual sampling process in his artwork is comparable to that of a hip hop producer who samples from the past, re-appropriates and creates something new. The influence of Pop Art and Graffiti culture are also blatantly apparent, as is his fascination with nostalgia. When compiled and collaged together all these elements create complex layered compositions that deal with the equally complex subjects of love, memory and the coming of age. The narrative is created in the body of work as much as it is the individual pieces, it is about bringing together sampled elements to tell a story.

Often these stories are not blatantly apparent, at first glance areas of whitewashed colour seem nothing more than a dirty canvas, on closer inspection these reveal un-digestible layers of scribbled out pencil scrawl, buffed out imagery and splats of spray-paint. By using a cute and friendly colour palette the viewer is drawn in only to discover a surface that is ugly, layered, scratched, unfinished and yet beautiful at the same time not unlike the complexities of any urban landscape. The juxtaposed placement of the graphically sharp photocopied images, stickers and tape over this painterly base create a jarring effect reminiscent of torn billboard posters against a graffiti covered wall. It is like the painting is trying to hide the fact it is a painting, but not succeeding very well.

Rostone (under the name 76) is also a keen DJ and music producer, he likes crackly old 45rpm singles from the 1950’s, leftfield Hip Hop and strange beepy noises. His music production and artwork often inform each other making for an interesting working process. He is also a serial blogger, professional mud wrestler, style whore, idiot and is the head honcho of the RWC crew. Rostone likes to make shit happen. He is possibly the poorest man alive but his heart is in the right place.