There is a new art exhibition starting on Thursday until October 22. This exhibition is called, Close to Home by David Wilson. The show will be put on at the Kurbatoff Gallery in South Granville.
At the start of COVID, Wilson took a while to hit pause to watch and listen to what was happening around him. Just like us all. In a news release, Wilson said, “My thoughts were consumed by the crisis at hand and its implications for me, my family, my community and the world at large.” Two of Wilson’s family members have compromised immune systems and he did not know what that will mean for them if they catch the virus.
These acrylic paintings in Wilson’s show is what he made during COVID after finding some old photos he was able to find comfort in. Wilson said the paintings are “an attempt to time-stamp the tone of the pre-COVID life in Vancouver.”
Most of Wilson’s work is is about where he is from and where he goes. Wilson says, “It’s less about being a literal visual documentation and more of a synthesizing of what I am feeling about the time I was there.”
Kurbatoff Gallery describes Wilson’s art as, “utilizing light, colour and composition to created cityscapes that reflect the pulsing, thriving engird found within the urban landscape.”
Wilson said, “It’s less about being a literal visual documentation and more of a synthesizing of what I am feeling about the time I was there.”
“Come Back To Me” (@davidwilsonartist / Instragram)
Come Back To Me captures a rainy South Granville Street with traffic and pedestrians hiding under their umbrellas.
“Feels Like It Was Only Yesterday” (@davidwilsonartist / Instagram)
Feels Like It Was Only Yesterday shows a chaotic night on Granville Street.
“The Moon and the Sea” (@davidwilsonartist / Instagram)
The Moon and the Sea is one of the last one’s he did for Close to Home. This is a painting of the Burrard Street Bridge, which Wilson says, “I’m especially drawn to the moon in its reference to the rhythm of time, something that seems to resonate more with me these past months.”
You can catch David Wilson’s show at the Kurbatoff Gallery Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday 12:00 to 4:00pm.