Margaret Montgomery
Website address: www.margaretmontgomeryartwork.com
Artist Statement:
Over the past decade I have turned to the cityscape that is New York for inspiration. In addition to daytime scenes, I have been engaged in a series of urban nightscapes. There is something magical about New York at night, which is what I strive to convey in my paintings. At night, the massiveness of New York’s architecture is obscured to varying degrees, while its dazzling lights create an illusory and ethereal environment. When I walk around at night I sometimes feel as if I’m walking through a gargantuan interactive light sculpture. One that is interesting and mysterious to me because the effect is not the consequence of an overarching design, but of many disparate contributions which add up to a spectacular whole.
Website address: www.margaretmontgomeryartwork.com
Artist Statement:
Over the past decade I have turned to the cityscape that is New York for inspiration. In addition to daytime scenes, I have been engaged in a series of urban nightscapes. There is something magical about New York at night, which is what I strive to convey in my paintings. At night, the massiveness of New York’s architecture is obscured to varying degrees, while its dazzling lights create an illusory and ethereal environment. When I walk around at night I sometimes feel as if I’m walking through a gargantuan interactive light sculpture. One that is interesting and mysterious to me because the effect is not the consequence of an overarching design, but of many disparate contributions which add up to a spectacular whole.
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