"Philly Wakes Up" by French artist Julien Rey — a mixed-media painting on board of the Philadelphia skyline at dawn, crafted with Chinese lacquer and gold leaf. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spans dramatically across the composition, its cables and towers reflected in the still Delaware River below. Iconic skyscrapers glow with subtle gold leaf accents beneath a brooding silver-gray sky. Original contemporary Philadelphia bridge and skyline painting on board available at Morton Contemporary gallery.
"Philly Wakes Up" by French artist Julien Rey — a mixed-media painting on board of the Philadelphia skyline at dawn, crafted with Chinese lacquer and gold leaf. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spans dramatically across the composition, its cables and towers reflected in the still Delaware River below. Iconic skyscrapers glow with subtle gold leaf accents beneath a brooding silver-gray sky. Original contemporary Philadelphia bridge and skyline painting on board available at Morton Contemporary gallery.
"Philly Wakes Up" by French artist Julien Rey — a mixed-media painting on board of the Philadelphia skyline at dawn, crafted with Chinese lacquer and gold leaf. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spans dramatically across the composition, its cables and towers reflected in the still Delaware River below. Iconic skyscrapers glow with subtle gold leaf accents beneath a brooding silver-gray sky. Original contemporary Philadelphia bridge and skyline painting on board available at Morton Contemporary gallery.
"Philly Wakes Up" by French artist Julien Rey — a mixed-media painting on board of the Philadelphia skyline at dawn, crafted with Chinese lacquer and gold leaf. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spans dramatically across the composition, its cables and towers reflected in the still Delaware River below. Iconic skyscrapers glow with subtle gold leaf accents beneath a brooding silver-gray sky. Original contemporary Philadelphia bridge and skyline painting on board available at Morton Contemporary gallery.
Julien Rey

Philly Wakes Up

$775.00
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  • Philly Wakes Up
  • Julien Rey (France)
  • Lacquer & gold leaf on board
  • Size: 14" x 14" original painting in a 17" x 17" white window matting
  • Framing available upon request

Julien Rey's story begins like all great stories: with an impossible dream. With achromatopsia (the absence of color vision), the artist sees only in black and white. Yet, this condition did not prevent him from traveling to the borders of Burma, from changing his life (he became a Buddhist monk), or from embarking on his art. From his trip to Burma, he brought back a perfect mastery of gold leaf and Chinese lacquer, a characteristic element in his work. His technique based on lacquer worked with a knife and gold leaf inlays places light at the center of his works. Marked by Zen philosophy, he creates minimal compositions that appear as suspended moments and poetic pauses. Julien Rey takes us on a journey through his paintings to urban landscapes and far-off lands. 

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