Greg Mort’s Dusk Till Dawn Open Studio August 5th & 6th, Fieldstone Castle, Port Clyde, Maine 10am to 5pm will celebrate his forty summers of painting in Maine. Greg will make a presentation during the Open Studio on Saturday at 1PM sharing reflections on the influence Maine has had on his art and life.
Read MoreIn this exhibit, Mort’s passion for environmentalism is combined with his practice as a photorealist oil painter. However, the works on view are all giclees on canvas and one on paper, presenting images which have been reproduced for years and are available in many iterations.
This show is not so much about seeing the artist’s technique up close and personal. Rather, it encourages awareness for the foundation established by the Mort Family to encourage good stewardship of the earth and environmental awareness through the arts. In many ways, this exhibit celebrates our role as caretakers of our tiny oasis in space, presenting familiar images of our planet and setting them at a human scale.
In “One World,” our blue planet is the size of a basketball and its colour is reflected on the metal studs of heavy, old doors. It is a tiny orb amongst seashells in “Oceans,” reminding us of the perception that our planet is but a mere speck in the cosmos, like a grain of sand.
Mort’s tableaus are reminiscent of traditional, northern European paintings, called nature morte in French, literally dead nature, and a connection to the artist’s surname is so obvious one must make note of the irony.
Read MoreInternationally recognized American artist Greg Mort is featured the Peabody Essex Museum's CONNECTIONS Magazine highlighting his artwork and presentation for the Lunar Attractions exhibition.
Read MoreImproper Bostonian Magazine features Greg Mort's watercolor "Space Aged - For The Crater Gouda" announcing the Peabody Essex Museum's LUNAR ATTRACTION exhibition.
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