With one of the most unique aesthetics in Contemporary Street Art; Retro Futuristic duo The Low Bros are made up of Berlin based brothers Christoph and Florin Schmidt. Together, they examine the contradictions associated with identity in a digital age. Whether looking forward or back, it is the ambivalence of contemporary life, the conflicts of progress and traditionalism which hold at the centre of their creative direction. The Low Bros suggest our generation as being one of fluidity; able to slip in and out of different roles like characters. These avatars assume the guise of animals inside of the Low Bro universe; an allusion to the primal instincts of humans nature. Contrastingly their forms resemble inorganic architectural structures, a nod of the urban surroundings of city dwelling people. Despite the abstract nature of their meticulous painterly approach, we recognize the emotional states of loneliness/isolation, strength/bravado inside of their surreal worlds. Their unmistakable style is sharp and vivid, with light and shadow heightening the atmospheric ambiguity so often associated with their work. From minimalism to intricate coded imagery, a clear influence of design and illustration is inherent as structures appear as precise as they are complex. Nostalgia of a-time-gone-by features through the presence of objects belonging to their childhood and youth in the 80’s and 90’s. From the streets through to galleries worldwide, the Low Bro aesthetic has evolved from a deeply personal subcultural past, to the collective cultural identity of an evermore metaphysical present. (Text by Charlotte Pyatt)

Artist Statement:”Hold the Line” is the first in a new series of works which explore our fractured attentions in simultaneously connecting to people places and things. In this portrait of the modern relationship, “hold the line” implies the nature of connection through digital platforms, the paradox being that connection involves a disconnection from reality. Technological advancement has left physical presence feeling limited, so we exist instead through multiple digital planes. "Hold the Line" shows these windows literally compounding; the foreground in clarity, blurring as they regress into space. A coiled telephone wire stretching from one canvas to the other alluding to the development of communication