Artists Magazine - USA (2020-01 & 2020-02)

40 Artists Magazine January/February 2020

arkLaguëpaints

splendidlyclassic

viewsofmajorcities,

aerialpanoramasthat

spreadandstretchfar

intothedistancein

a shimmerofsunlight

anda blurofshiftingair.TheArcdeTriomphestands

gloriouslyamidstthesprawlofParis,orTowerBridge

anchorsa resplendentlyblueThamestwistingawayinto

theurbanhaze.Otherviewsbringusdowntotheground

butareequallycaptivatingastheartisttakesonthejaunty

redtramsofSanFranciscoorthesun-drenchedfacadeof

theNewYorkStockExchange.

Remarkably,Laguë’spaintingspresenta richlysatisfying

accountofthedensevisualexperienceofurbansceneswhile

featuringa loose,flexibleandlivelyattack.Edgesdissolve,

verticalswobbleinthehazeandsurfacesfractureinto

strokesofbrokencolor.Theviewerispresentednotonly

withtheexcitementofthescenebutalsowiththeexcite-

mentofpaintingit,thesheerjoyoflayingonpaintand

reinterpretingtheworldina blizzardofbrushstrokesand

brokenlayers.A generalsenseoftransparencyandlight-

nessimpartsa cheerfulanddisarmingfeelingtothewhole

production,invitingustosharethepleasuresofsimply

lookingattheworldandthejoysofthecreativeprocess.

BravurapaintingfromMarkLaguë

embracesthesplendorsofaerialvistas.

byJohnA.Parks

Brush

MASTER

Over Prague

oil on canvas,

48x48