Double Q Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by American artist Tim Irani (b. 1989), his first with the gallery. Drawing on elements of pop art and computer-generated imagery, Irani’s art engages with themes around life in the digital age. His practice focuses on the construction of seemingly simple yet complex works that combine digital renderings with traditional painting and woodworking techniques to create what he calls ‘structural paintings’. Requiring careful planning, each work is meticulously layered in order to achieve the colours seen in the digital realm of pixels. 

Irani graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of San Francisco. Together with a deep interest in nature and technology since childhood, he began to create works that explore the relationship between two distinct worlds – the natural and the virtual. Seeking to document technology’s integration into living systems, Irani’s work investigates visual similarities between technological objects and the natural world. In Red Object Macrochip (2023), for example, he observes how a computer circuit board can resemble a landscape drawing plan for a formal garden. Both frightened and captivated by what the future holds, the artist brings to life a playful world where nature and technology coexist in careful balance.  

Gallery address: 68 Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan