Beginning with childhood drawings, the book moves through to his mature work, which embraces both high and low culture. (davidzwirnerbooks.com)
To this end, Armstrong paints with an eye that is historically far - reaching, but intensely local, looking deep into his own personal archive of childhood drawings as well as art historical references. (artzine.com)
Ephemera such as early childhood drawings and the artist's comic strip that ran in a college newspaper are featured to allow viewers to see the genesis of the artist's mythology as well as the evolution of his practice. (juxtapoz.com)