No one has blended language, form and light in such a direct way as
ROBERT MONTGOMERY. From December 4 to January 15, the Scottish-born,
London-based artist who stands out by bringing a POETIC VOICE TO THE
DISCOURSE OF TEXT ART, presents the vitality and richness of his work
at Danysz gallery - PARIS.Verse after verse of translucent and
intuitive poetry, Montgomery invites us to reflect on ways to salvage
paradise, rebuilding it from wreckage and going back to a natural
sense of peace through an awe-inspiring melancholic yet hopeful
lyricism. As he explains, “I think melancholy is really interesting,
because it is the creation of beauty from sadness… It's only when we
begin to destroy the planet that we realize we were living in
paradise.”
For “Salvage Paradise”, his first solo show within the walls of
Danysz gallery Paris – in collaboration with Writer and Art Curator,
Barbara Polla – the artist who works in a conceptual
post-Situationist tradition, recreates the wealth and complexity of
his universe with light installations, paintings, woodcuts,
watercolors, photographs of his fire poems (works with fire as a nod
to Celtic tradition) and digital works.
Cutting to the core of the most crucial issues of our times,
Montgomery who defines himself as an "artist who works with poetry,”
works in language and is best known for his site-specific
installations, light, solar, fire and space. Commenting on our
contemporary society and highlighting his personal and philosophical
beliefs, he engages completely with the public through his evocative,
cryptic and emotionally resonant art.
"_Montgomery’s works serve as a microcosm of larger social
phenomena, as he traces personal memories and sentiments through his
writing in an effort to speak to the deep melancholia of our modern
age. He has chosen the billboard as his canvas in order to create a
potential dialogue with the viewer in a setting that is conventionally
imposing and monological._"
— Berlin Art Link, Alison Hugill
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