L.C. Armstrong: Writing on the Body
L.C. Armstrong's work explores marking beyond the body, using allegorical, tactile, and sometimes violent approaches that bridge vision and touch. The New York-based artist belongs to a group where language is central, especially where readability breaks down. Many of her pieces involve erasing text, creating traces and textual residues. Using materials like resin, ink, enamel, and Braille, Armstrong inscribes language onto the body with varying explicitness, as seen in paintings burned by bomb detonators or pierced by bullets.
Key facts
- L.C. Armstrong demonstrates that the art of marking can exist outside inscription on the body.
- Her work is allegorical, tactile, and sometimes violent.
- She is a New York-based artist.
- Language is central to her work, especially where readability disappears.
- Many works involve erasing text and creating traces and textual residues.
- She uses resin, ink, enamel, and Braille.
- Some paintings are burned by bomb detonators or pierced by bullets.
Entities
Artists
- L.C. Armstrong
Locations
- New York
- United States
Sources
- artpress —