Jane Lombard Gallery is proud to announce representation of Canadian artist Bradley Wood. The gallery has been working closely with the artist since his 2023 debut solo exhibition Notes from a Lucid Dream.
Bradley Wood creates theatrical tableaus that acknowledge the often complicated emotions toward wealth and indulgence. He fuses sites of opulence, such as Gilded Age mansions and European palaces, with cognitive dream states and personal memory. Within these lush scenes, figures are often enveloped by their surroundings, languishing on the sofa of suburban ennui. Wood approaches his environments with the technical handling of painters like Chaïm Soutine and Pierre Bonnard, stimulating a visceral response through his expressive brushstrokes and thick layers of oil paint. Positioning himself and the viewer as voyeur, he draws you behind the scenes, granting glimpses into imaginary playgrounds of affluence.
Bradley Wood creates theatrical tableaus that acknowledge the often complicated emotions toward wealth and indulgence. He fuses sites of opulence, such as Gilded Age mansions and European palaces, with cognitive dream states and personal memory. Within these lush scenes, figures are often enveloped by their surroundings, languishing on the sofa of suburban ennui. Wood approaches his environments with the technical handling of painters like Chaïm Soutine and Pierre Bonnard, stimulating a visceral response through his expressive brushstrokes and thick layers of oil paint. Positioning himself and the viewer as voyeur, he draws you behind the scenes, granting glimpses into imaginary playgrounds of affluence.
