In "Trap" by Dickon Drury, vibrant colors and intricate patterns fill the canvas, showcasing a multitude of everyday objects such as cans, a Rubik's cube, and kitchen items, meticulously arranged in a domestic scene. The composition captures the tension and surreal quality of ordinary environments, with objects depicted in exaggerated forms and perspectives. Drury's hyper-saturated style plays with light and shadow to heighten the emotional impact of familiar spaces, suggesting the hidden narratives and routines of domestic life. This work explores themes of order versus chaos, reflecting on the psychological depth of home and its inhabitants. ...
Dickon Drury creates hyper-saturated, large-scale oil paintings of domestic interiors, populated by everyday objects such as books, computers, kitchenware, and open food. His work captures the quiet tension of domestic spaces, balancing familiarity with a subtle sense of unease. Objects—often stacked, flattened, or skewed—suggest the presence of unseen inhabitants and hint at routines, anxieties, and the traces of daily life. Through vibrant color, dramatic light, and stark shadows, Drury heightens the surreal quality of otherwise ordinary environments. His meticulous attention to detail transforms mundane items into symbols of human behavior, desire, and impermanence. The interplay between order and disorder in his compositions invites viewers to reflect on the psychological and temporal dimensions of home life. Themes of self-sufficiency, preservation, and regeneration run throughout his work, approached with both tenderness and humor. By turning familiar interiors into carefully orchestrated, almost theatrical scenes, Drury prompts consideration of how the arrangement of objects and spaces can reveal the inner life, emotional rhythms, and quiet narratives of those who inhabit them. ...
Founded in 2011, Kendall Koppe is a Glasgow-based gallery committed to championing under-represented voices in contemporary art, with a particular focus on queer and female artists. The gallery fosters a space where personal narratives intersect with broader cultural, historical, and social contexts, while also advocating for Scotland’s role in the international visual arts landscape.
