LUCIEN DUREY

Neighbourly Figures is a sculptural and illuminated mural by Vancouver artist, Lucien Durey. The project references community lore collected from the neighbourhood around the site of installation, from beloved trees and pets to memorable artistic features. The artwork’s forms are influenced in part by 1973 murals painted in the Gorge Road Hospital by a local admirer of Picasso, Braque, and Matisse. With a playful approach to shape, colour, and light, Neighbourly Figures contemplates the unique stories and quiet pastimes of Gorge Road residents, past, present and future.

Lucien Durey (Canadian, b. 1984) is an artist, writer and singer based in Vancouver. His mixed media and performance-based practice engages with found objects, photographs, sounds and place. Durey holds a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design and an MFA from Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts. Recent exhibitions include those at The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia; Gordon Smith Gallery, North Vancouver; School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg; with performances at Burnaby Art Gallery; Art in the Open, Charlottetown.