City landscapes are recreated on Joan’s canvas infusing the artists’ sensations and experiences during their travels. Through a splendid treatment of light and a very careful selection of composition and views, where monumental buildings instead of fleeting human activities are depicted, Joan evokes a nostalgic feeling towards the ephemerality of life. Her canvases are surrounded by magic atmosphere.

Didier’s works have deservedly proved popular with the public. One of the attractiveness comes from his delicate depiction of the desolated yet beautiful human souls in the hustle and bustle city life. Didier’s Jazz and City Scene series disclosed the brooding mood of his subjects. Regardless how noisy and busy night clubs or city streets should be, Didier’s subjects in the scenes are of limited communications, are faceless, are of similar geometrical shapes and curves. Instead of depicting a subject activity in each work, Didier chose to convey the mood of isolated individuals in city where neither the jazz players or music listeners are of more dominance – all the subjects are of similar weight and importance - the sameness, stillness and melancholy of city life; yet; there retains a strong sense of subtle beauty from within.

While audiences feel for the subjects in Didier and Joan’ works, Giles makes us the subjects to initiate the melancholy mood by leading us through his depiction of frozen city scenes. His skillful manipulation of the cut-away parts leaves room for our imagination, as if we are walking through his work as well as our own creation. His ideas on ‘beautiful contemplation’ is embodies through an overall aesthetic emphasis with his use of harmonious color palettes and balancing geometrical composition.

Different positioning of audiences on the same urban landscape, you are cordially invited to interpret and create your own version of melancholy by enriching Joan, Giles, and Didier’s city scenes.