Devon Pryce
Overview
Devon Pryce，1996年生於加拿大，2019年從OCAD大學獲學士學位。作品曾於加拿大、美國、英國與臺灣等地展出，並收藏於Collection Majudia與RBC Art Collection等機構。現生活與創作於多倫多。
Devon的作品融合了繪畫和素描，靈感來自電影語言，主要探索焦慮、自我反思和各種流動議題等影響。藝術家創作涉及對人物的實驗性描繪，以及探索人類情感、自我與環境之間的互動和具有身份複雜性的空間和物體。透過創作來表現對生活的研究，以及各種框架、動態性、紡織品和建築之間取得和諧的圖像，來擴展其肖像畫的概念。Devon使用較為薄塗的技法，使畫作有著大氣且充滿水份感的氛圍，並對身體的描繪經常處於一種和平又矛盾的狀態，既根植於環境中，又與之微妙地相悖，敘事主題存在於虛構與現實之間的平衡空間。
Devon Pryce was born in Canada in 1996. He holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University. His works have been exhibited in Canada, the US, England, and Taiwan, and are part of collections at institutions such as Collection Majudia and RBC Art Collection. Currently, he lives and works in Toronto.
Devon’s work incorporates painting and drawing, and is inspired by the language of cinema. His work primarily explores issues of anxiety, introspection, and various aspects of displacement. The artist's creations involve experimental depictions of characters, and explore human emotions, the interplay between self and surroundings, and spaces and objects with complex identities. Through his creations, he expresses his exploration of life and expands the concept of portraiture by depicting harmony among various framing, movement, textiles, and architecture. Devon uses a thin application technique, allowing his paintings to have an atmospheric and watery quality. His depictions of bodies often exist in a state of peaceful discord, grounded in, yet subtly at odds with their environment. The narrative subject matter exists in a balanced space between fabrication and reality.
Works
Exhibitions
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Wallflower
Aug 17 - Sep 28, 2024大河美術將舉辦群展《Wallflower》，邀請到 10 位海內外藝術家，包含Devon Pryce、Elías Peña Salvador、Luke Van H、Peter Hong-Tsun Chan、Shingo Yamazaki、Timothy Bair、王冠蓁、李奕諠、陳于安以及韓哲睿。除了在臺灣展出外，也同時於日本進行為期一個月的同名快閃聯展，由東京場率先揭開序幕，訴說著當代藝術面臨未來 50 年的走向，對於這段終會被記載於歷史洪流之中的日子，將如何在亞洲地區鳴出響亮的宣言！Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will hold the group show “Wallflower,” featuring 10 artists from around the world, including Devon Pryce, Elías Peña Salvador, Luke Van H, Peter Hong-Tsun Chan, Ray Han, Shingo Yamazaki, Timothy Bair, Wang Guan-Jhen, Yi-Shuan Lee and Yu-An Chen. In addition to its presentation in Taiwan, the show will also be held in Japan for a month-long pop-up, beginning in Tokyo. It explores the trajectory of contemporary art over the next 50 years, aiming to make a bold statement in Asia that will be remembered in the annals of history. -
Wallflower
Aug 3 - Sep 1, 2024大河美術將舉辦群展《Wallflower》，邀請到 10 位海內外藝術家，包含Devon Pryce、Elías Peña Salvador、Luke Van H、Peter Hong-Tsun Chan、Shingo Yamazaki、Timothy Bair、王冠蓁、李奕諠、陳于安以及韓哲睿。除了在臺灣展出外，也同時於日本進行為期一個月的同名快閃聯展，由東京場率先揭開序幕，訴說著當代藝術面臨未來 50 年的走向，對於這段終會被記載於歷史洪流之中的日子，將如何在亞洲地區鳴出響亮的宣言！Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will hold the group show “Wallflower,” featuring 10 artists from around the world, including Devon Pryce, Elías Peña Salvador, Luke Van H, Peter Hong-Tsun Chan, Ray Han, Shingo Yamazaki, Timothy Bair, Wang Guan-Jhen, Yi-Shuan Lee and Yu-An Chen. In addition to its presentation in Taiwan, the show will also be held in Japan for a month-long pop-up, beginning in Tokyo. It explores the trajectory of contemporary art over the next 50 years, aiming to make a bold statement in Asia that will be remembered in the annals of history.
