I’m an abstract/ contemporary artist working with paint, mixed media, photography and found objects.
The fodder for my art-making: a love of abstract expressionism and colour field painting and a fascination with the vastness of time and the marvel that we exist.
There are two ways to live: as if nothing is a miracle, or as if everything is a miracle. (after Albert Einstein)
NEWS & EXHIBITIONS
- New larger works in the studio.
- Ongoing in the studio: This Is How It Goes: By Change and By Chance. An 800-day project. Idea: To visually model the slow-motion transformation of a life as time passes. Process: For every day since July 1, 2023, I’ve rolled a die on a “life”—a 36 X 36 inch work on paper—and cut out a small disk where the die lands. The bits removed (the subtractions set by chance) are dated and filed, like mementos. Meanwhile, at regular intervals I modify the work’s surface by adding paint, drawing and collage according to whim and the need for adaptations that help the transforming life adjust to the cumulative effects of both expected and unexpected losses. See Menu. Updates also at: instagram.com/georgina.montgomery.art
The 400-day mark. This Is How It Goes: By Change and By Chance
- Ongoing in and out of the studio: I Was Here (Marking Time/This Moment This Place). Idea: To visually model our ephemeral existence as considered against the big markers of geologic and human histories. Process: For a pre-set length of time (weeks, month or year), I create a hand-stitched “timepiece”—a stand-in presence for my own existence—on gauzy fabric. At intervals I take the timepiece out into the landscape to photograph it interacting with the natural elements and surroundings. The resulting images capture this presence having its moments, just like all the other presences before it have had in the very same spot. See Menu. Images and videos at: instagram.com/georgina.montgomery.art
