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VICKIE BYRON
TEXT IN THE CITY
Inspired by graffiti-charged NYC and the neighborhoods along the J train between Brooklyn and Queens, these paintings combine text, subway tracks, and fast moving cars into a rhythmic whole. Text is layered into the architecture of the city embedding its socio-political history. Painted Words are made up or found, bold and obscure, tucked, advertised, political as in “Watch the Gap” or “TURN LEFTist.” The work is marked by a realism at once steely and expressionist, forming a canvas in which contrasting elements, observed and imagined, linear and rendered are arranged in complex geometric structures.
![]() Domino SugarOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() The Party's in BrooklynOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Lube52" x 60" |
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![]() KEEP OUTOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Alignment RepairOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() DeuceOil on canvas 52" x 60" |
![]() Watch the GapOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Manhattan Bridge OverpassOil on canvas 60" x 52" | ![]() GatesOil on canvas 60" x 52" |
![]() TURN LEFTistOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Happy New FeminismOil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() SPLIT SECONDOil on canvas 50" x 60" |
![]() B'WAY JUNCTIONOil on Canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Pulaski Bridge L.I.C.Oil on canvas 52" x 60" | ![]() Watch the GapPencil on paper 20" x 26" |
![]() Detour LeftPencil on paper 20" x 26" | ![]() ShinePencil on paper 20" x 26" | ![]() EEP OUTPencil on paper |
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