“Over the last 25 years, Bill Armstrong has pioneered the unique approach of blurring appropriated images—a medium at the intersection of photography, painting and collage. All a Blur presents some 300 pulsating color images that offer alternate visions of history, religion, and identity.  Armstrong’s mysterious and poetic photographs range from falling figures sourced from the Renaissance to vibrating color spheres akin to Buddhist mandalas—all transformed into hypnotic visual objects. 

Armstrong foregrounds qualities that photographers have been attempting to exploit since the early twentieth century: focus and color.  He is deeply engaged with exploring the implications, meanings, and aesthetics of blur, and he has made color the subject of optical, perceptual and emotional investigation as Albers had done in painting. His work has dramatically expanded the repertoire of arrested gazing and encouraged viewers to use photographs in unexpected ways: as meditational instruments, as sublime forms of nothing, and as pathways to heightened awareness.”—Lyle Rexer

"Across 300 pulsating color photographs pulled from the Infinity series, the volume showcases the sensitivity and restraint Armstrong exercises throughout his creative process. In these images, there is nothing extraneous, nor are there the typical distractions of high-definition details. It seems wise to adopt a new perspective, one grounded not in reality but in perception, in order to properly engage with the book’s photographs."  —My Modern Met

"All a Blur is both a visual and philosophical journey through Armstrong’s decades-long investigation into the boundaries of seeing. The work resonates with the legacies of Color Field painting, while remaining rooted in the photographic tradition. Through his deliberate distortion of form, Armstrong reminds us that beauty lies not in clarity or representation, but in the act of seeing itself."  —LENSCRATH