SURFACE is the definitive photographic anthology of the greatest living street artists in the world today. Internationally renowned Danish rock and counter culture photographer, Søren Solkær has spent three years connecting and documenting the most elusive of artists across the globe.
Solkaer’s challenge was to portray artists who in most cases don’t, or can’t have their identity revealed. These are artists on the edge, yet despite an outlaw status, produce art that is dynamic, refined and in many ways some of the most ideologically honest art created today.SURFACE has been created in Søren’s signature style drawing influence from cinema and painting. His use of artificial lighting on location creates an atmosphere of hyperrealism. Storytelling is another important aspect of his image making. He likes to see his photographs as imaginary film stills. Søren’s work is commonly noted for its range spanning from a condensed, inward and emotional feel to grandiose cinematic compositions. The stylized quality and the somewhat sombre mood resonates well with his Nordic Cool sensibility.
The world premiere of SURFACE featuring the launch of a 240 page hardcover coffee table book and exhibition of selected photographs takes place at Art Equity in Sydney on Wednesday, March 4th (VIP / Media launch on March 3rd) followed by the Melbourne launch at NKN Gallery on Tuesday March 10th, 2015.
Next stop for this ground breaking body of work is iconic artist Shepard Fairey’s gallery in Los Angeles, then exhibiting in Soho New York, Vancouver, London and Copenhagen.
Søren Solkær comes from popular culture and images it with an edge; he is a photographer who searched the music world for the aesthetic freedom to portray artists referencing their work, finally colliding with the most powerful visual force on the planet. The result is SURFACE and marks a defining moment in the history of image making.
