Gregg Simpson

Metaphysical Interiors

1972–1975

A series influenced by de Chirico and Carrà.

Ulysses
Ulysses
Acrylic on canvas, 46″ x 57″, 1974
Abode of Horace (for Horace Silver)
Abode of Horace (for Horace Silver)
Magna and acrylic on canvas, 45.5″ x 53.5″, 1974
The Deadly Room
The Deadly Room
Magna and acrylic on canvas, 49″ x 49″, 1974
Antillan Aphrodite
Antillan Aphrodite
Acrylic on canvas, 32″ x 40″, 1974
Return of the Titans
Return of the Titans
Oil on canvas, 4′ x 5′, 1972-77 (Collection of Intermedia Press, Vancouver)
The Genagual
The Genagual
Acrylic on canvas, 39″ x 47.6″, 1975
The Procession
The Procession
Acrylic on canvas, 37″ x 49″, 1975
Lemuria
Lemuria
Acrylic on canvas, 28″ x 37″, 1974
Flight to Tangiers
Flight to Tangiers
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 46″ x 54″, 1977 (Sold at a Toronto auction of contemporary Canadian art, October 2016, to a Vancouver collector)
Ancestral Memory
Ancestral Memory
Acrylic on canvas, 38″ x 45.6″, 1975
Song of the Earth
Song of the Earth
Acrylic and magna on canvas, 30″ x 40″, 1974
Genetic Catalogue
Genetic Catalogue
Acrylic on canvas, 48″ x 54″, 1975 (City of Vancouver Collection)
The Kingdom of Poseidon
The Kingdom of Poseidon
Acrylic on panel, 16″ x 20″, 1975 (Private Collection, Vancouver Island, BC)
The Celebration
The Celebration
Acrylic on panel, 16″ x 20″, 1975
The Chamber of Melusine
The Chamber of Melusine
Acrylic on panel, 16″ x 20″, 1974 (Private Collection, Vancouver)