Tuesday Edition: Amy Park
An autumnal "Aloha!" to each of you! (And an alliterative one at that.) It's sweater weather at long last here in NYC and I know for I fact that I'm not the only one awaiting the comforting clank-clank-clunk of the steam pipes awakening from their summer slumber. While the nippy clime might make the floorboards a bit too chilly for lounging about the house, it's absolutely perfect for the urban exploration and country road trips depicted in today's duo of prints, The Weight of the Bridge and Mercedes Planter, by Amy Park.
The Weight of the Bridge gives us a fresh perspective on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, both literally and figuratively. Amy's distinctive palette and her amazing way with watercolor, first introduced to 20x200 collectors with her earlier edition Corner Light Monadnock, infuse the cityscape with a gravitas and moodiness that make me look at our fair city's monumental structures in a whole new way.
With Mercedes Planter she marries her signature architectural angularity with a loosely rendered, bright palette. Her effortless execution of a rather precarious balancing act is inspiring, echoing the city vs. small town question that so many urban denizens struggle with. Our inner city mouse and country mouse might be able to co-habitate peacefully after all!
Amy's renderings of NYC subjects have a film noir feeling, but they're resolutely contemporary. Her restraint and the control she exerts over the imprecision of watercolor are impressive. With all this angularity and restraint, you might begin to think that someone is sort of uptight. Maybe the city's gotten to them, in not such a good way?* That's why Mercedes Planter is like a sigh of relief. Ms. Park has taken her rigor for a ride, and the fresh air does it a world of good.
Speaking of which, the pooch is agitating for her afternoon walk, so I'm headed off for a bit of fresh air myself. I'm back tomorrow with our photography offering of the week. See you then!
* Having met Amy in person, I can assure you that she isn't uptight. I am so totally projecting here!
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