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An anomaly to the steadfast traditions of his immediate audience, Alfred Flóki holds a unique place within the history of Icelandic art. Deeply inspired by the symbolism, surrealism, and theories of mystics and poets, Flóki conjured a singular figurative style from expertly placed charcoal and ink lines. At a young age, Flóki expressed artistic talent, and the young artist quickly realized his skills as a draftsman and graphic artist, rather than as a traditional painter. At nineteen, after an almost sold-out first solo exhibition, Flóki began his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, where he continued to develop his singular style. Dark and mysterious yet uncannily and hauntingly beautiful, Flóki's works present exciting juxtapositions that both draw in and create hesitation within the viewer. Sjón, an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter, states of the artist, "The work that Flóki left behind presents to us a person who looked into the abyss and told us - who couldn't but look the other way - stories of that rendezvous, drawn with darkness, both crimson and black."