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Lucy McKenzie — Depeche Mode Night
Lucy McKenzie

Depeche Mode Night

A found canvas serves as the ground for McKenzie's layered application of acrylic and oil, merging the pre-existing surface's history with the artist's own marks. The work evokes the aesthetic world of late-night club culture and the iconic post-punk band, channeling a mood of nocturnal intimacy and subcultural devotion. McKenzie's signature blending of high and low cultural references is at play here, treating music fandom and collective memory as worthy subjects for formal painterly exploration.

Medium
acrylic, oil on found canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 16, 2014

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Lucy McKenzie, Depeche Mode Night

A found canvas serves as the ground for McKenzie's layered application of acrylic and oil, merging the pre-existing surface's history with the artist's own marks. The work evokes the aesthetic world of late-night club culture and the iconic post-punk band, channeling a mood of nocturnal intimacy and subcultural devotion. McKenzie's signature blending of high and low cultural references is at play here, treating music fandom and collective memory as worthy subjects for formal painterly exploration.

Medium
acrylic, oil on found canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Music, Bold, Scottish, Canvas, Acrylic And Oil, Modern, Colorful, Abstract, Found Materials, Contemporary

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