Dale Grimshaw’s third solo show at Signal Gallery, titled Arcana, looks like his strongest yet as well as a sort of departure from pervious series. Influenced by various interpretations of reality, Dale’s portraits of faces frozen in time beg viewers to explore inner demons in a startling, even disturbing way.

In Arcana Grimshaw is using the imagery of the Tarot to inspire a series of works with a similarly raw demonstrative edge. Moving away from self- discovery the artist is using this ancient and mysterious imagery to present universal states of mind. Taking a number of cards from the pack, he has created a modern, very personal interpretation of their symbolism. Each card has a very distinct atmosphere and many demonstrate more complex compositions than we have seen recently from the artist.

Nevertheless, they still retain that same emotional candour that made Grimshaw’s work stand out from the crowd and communicate so strongly to a wide audience. Arcana will be proof enough to convict this artist of the crime of being one of the most promising painters of his generation.

Arcana opens at Signal Gallery in London April 9th, 2010 and will remain on view through May 1st, 2010.

Details at www.signalgallery.com

More on Dale at www.dalegrimshaw.com

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