Anders Gjennestad
Anders Gjennestad was born in Arendal, Norway and currently based in Berlin, the self-taught Gjennestad first garnered attention in 2001 with a series of oversized murals credited to the alias “Strøk,” which he still uses to differentiate his street art from the studio work he produces under his given name. His output frequently bridges the present and the past, intertwining men and women in contemporary apparel with the crumbling factory walls, rusted metal and decaying plasterwork textures their figures adorn.
He bases his cutouts on his own original photographs, painstakingly creates each stencil layer by hand in order to retain the essential humanity and kinetic energy of his source material; working with a sober color palette dominated by shades of gray, black and white, he juxtaposes contorted character postures with precise explorations of shadows and light, an approach that upends conventional notions of space and surface.
Gjennestad has won media attention and critical acclaim for murals in locales as diverse as Europe, Sumatra, Taiwan and Hawaii. He previously held solo shows in Norway, Denmark, Germany and France.
Debut USA show: “Allies” November 7 – 28, 2020
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Anders Gjennestad "Dissociative Synchronicity"
Anders Gjennestad Dissociative Synchronicity, 2020 29 ½ x 60 in., 75 x 152 cm...Anders Gjennestad "Elevation Formulation II"
Anders Gjennestad Elevation Formulation II, 2020 48 ½ x 33 in., 123 x 84 cm S...Anders Gjennestad "Holzwerk III"
Anders Gjennestad Holzwerk III, 2020 38 x 25 in., 96 x 63 cm Spray paint on w...Anders Gjennestad "Good Girl Fluctuation II"
Anders Gjennestad Good Girl Fluctuation II, 2020 29 ½ x 30 ½ in., 75 x 77 cm ...Anders Gjennestad "Fifty Fifty II"
Anders Gjennestad Fifty Fifty II, 2020 23 ½ x 27 ½ in., 60 x 70 cm Spray pain...Anders Gjennestad "Weiss Kursiv"
Anders Gjennestad Weiss Kursiv, 2018 24 x 26 in., 61 x 66 cm Spray paint on w...Anders Gjennestad "Berthold Mager"
Anders Gjennestad Berthold Mager. 2018 24 x 26 in., 61 x 66 cm Spray paint on...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #1/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #1/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #2/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #2/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #3/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #3/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #5/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #5/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #6/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #6/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #7/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #7/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #8/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #8/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #9/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #9/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spra...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #10/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #10/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spr...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #11/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #11/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spr...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #12/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #12/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spr...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #13/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #13/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spr...Anders Gjennestad "Stripes Maneuver #15/16"
Anders Gjennestad Stripes Maneuver #15/16, 2020 12 x 15 ¾ in., 30 x 40 cm Spr...