TM Davy
Tine Mara
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present ‘Tine Mara’, a solo exhibition by American artist TM Davy.
Best known for his figurative paintings and pastels, which evoke a luminous, dreamlike reality, Davy’s works conjure intimate worlds where figures glow with an almost metaphysical presence, transcending the purely visual. Light and form take on an ethereal quality, reflecting emotions, memories, and the quiet subtleties of human experience. Every brushstroke, every shift of light, seems imbued with a deeper resonance, suggesting that the figures portrayed are not mere representations but vessels of something otherworldly, carrying with them the weight of untold stories and silent truths.
Blending careful realism with archetypal symbolism, Davy’s work explores love as a sphere of magic and protection, a place where human connection is not just physical but transcendent, where bonds are forged in the realms of the spiritual and the mystical. His figures often seem suspended in a state of grace, bathed in light that is both gentle and intense, creating an atmosphere of reverence and awe. Davy’s work suggests that love, in its purest form, is both a force of protection and transformation—an invisible, radiant shield that surrounds those who experience it.
‘Tine Mara’ will playfully transform the gallery spaces through colour which will serve as the backdrop for new works by TM Davy.
Preview
26 April, 6-8 pm
Dates
27 April – 22 June 2025
About
Davy’s work builds on over a decade of exhibitions that explore light as both a phenomenon and a metaphor, where painting becomes a threshold to relationships, mystery, and inner worlds. Fae at Company Gallery in New York in 2023 journeyed into caves where queer magic burns beneath a changing world. This Marram at Van Doren Waxter in New York in 2019 traced the body’s connection to landscape, dissolving boundaries between self and environment. Candela at Eleven Rivington in New York in 2013 centred on firelight as a vessel for intimacy and awareness. His work has also appeared in group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, MASS MoCA, and KW Institute for Contemporary Art, with collaborations at the Whitney Museum, MoMA, the New Museum, and Tate Modern. Davy graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.