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Ukiyo (The Transient World)

David Tycho

2024 • Canada • Acrylic on Canvas

40 x 30 in

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David Tycho

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Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
Dimensions : 39.8x29.9in

About this artwork

Ukiyo is a Japanese expression that means "The Floating World" but it can also be interpreted as "The Transient World". It refers to the districts in Tokyo and Kyoto which historically were frequented by people looking to have a good time in the many tea parlours, bars, restaurants, theatres, gambling and prostitution houses, and forget their daily concerns and problems. It is often associated with hedonistic and naughty behaviour considered taboo… in one's normal daily life. Its western counterpart would be the Bohemian sub-cultures found in cities such as Paris, Berlin, Vienna and New York. Remnants of this world can still be found in Tokyo's Kabukicho, an entertainment enclave in the bustling Shinjuku area. When I lived in Japan in the 1980s, it was my favourite place to explore, since the establishments were frequented by artists, actors, writers and musicians, and others who shared similar interests and sensibilities. This is my tribute to this notorious district of Tokyo.

David Tycho

Canada

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Established Artist
International Exposure
Prizewinner
Favorited by galleries
Featured in gallery curations
Works on commission

« My goal is to create a compelling and dynamic image that resonates in the viewer, stated in as few brush strokes as necessary »

David Tycho is a prize-winning Canadian artist whose paintings have been widely exhibited on a national level, as well as in the United States, Switzerland, Belgium, and Singapore. His art is distinguished by the exploration of varying subjects and differing artistic approaches. Inspired to create from nature, urban expansion, and the people he encounters, Tycho translates these influences onto canvas in an improvisational, expressive, and abstract manner. He paints using acrylics with brushes, palette knives, trowels, sticks, and rollers.

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