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Urban Allegories.  
March 2 – 28, 2024.  
Opening Reception: Saturday March 2nd, 2-4pm.  

Tycho’s new paintings are a continuation and extension of his preoccupation with urbanization and the urban experience. They examine the paradoxical nature of large cities: from their alluring beauty, dynamism and glamour—to elements of density, decay, sterility and alienation.

David’s creative process involves transforming these urban characteristics into personal interpretations, drawing upon his own formal preoccupations with line, shape, colour, gesture and texture. Although the built environment is used as a starting point, the works evolve in an intuitive fashion to the point where representational elements are distilled, intensified and occasionally usurped by subconscious narratives and aesthetic impulses.

The artworks are not so much about specific places as they are about the general concept of urbanity. In this sense, they are urban allegories.

Night Falls on Kabukicho  2024
Acrylic on canvas  60″ x 48″
$13,000.00

Black and Blue City  2024
Acrylic on canvas  48″ x 48″
$10,800.00

Magenta Sky  2024
Acrylic on canvas  48″ x 48″
$10,800.00

Avenue of Earthly Delights  2024
Acrylic on canvas  36″ x 60″
$10,000.00

City in Black and Grey 2024
Acrylic on canvas  24″ x 30″
$3,800.00

City in Orange  2024
Acrylic on canvas  24″ x 30″
$3,800.00

Tokyo  2023
Acrylic on canvas  36″ x 48″
$8,600.00

Avenue  2023
Acrylic on canvas  36″ x 36″
$6,600.00

Chinatown  2024
Acrylic on canvas  40″ x 30″
$6,200.00

Subterranean  2022
Acrylic on canvas  36″ x 36″
$6,600.00

Industrial Eden  2024
Acrylic on canvas  48″ x 48″
$10,800.00

Urban Composition in Yellow, Black and Blue  2024
Acrylic on canvas  36″ x 36″
$6,600.00

2655 Granville Street Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
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t: 604.738.1077

Gallery Hours

Monday:        Closed
Tuesday:       11AM to 5PM
Wednesday: 11AM to 5PM
Thursday:     11AM to 5PM
Friday:           11AM to 5PM
Saturday:      11AM to 5PM
Sunday:         12PM to 5PM
Also available by appointment.

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