John McCartney Art
New York
New York...vibrant, iconic, and cutting edge...it speaks to me like no other city. It has a quality that captivates...that informs and inspires...and here the rainy misty scene speaks of that elusive ethereal quality that pervades the city...pervades an icon of modernity as it infuses culture at the heart of society.
Urban Reflections
This is modernity into the mist. The cars and buildings are clearly visible and in contrast to the mist and reflections that are indistinct. It speaks of the ethereal and the tangible...they are in harmony...inseparable...
Red Cars in the City
The red is dynamic, abstract, contemporary... vivacious... informing the movement and energy of urban life. And that in contrast to the greys...the timeless backdrop that encircles and overlooks the present drama.
New York 2
Something about the taxis that speak quintessential New York. The bustling movement and vitality of the contemporary...fast moving, ever changing. And set in contrast to the greys and blacks..that speak perpetuity...and where they meet...so the dynamic influence of the invisible penetrates the visible and impacts the culture.
Rainy Day 2
A strong vanishing point with this piece where telegraph poles, buildings and cars all converge...and that convergence into the mist of the scene symbolises the underlying theme. The urban landscape is tied to an enigmatic quality that pervades it...
Red Flags
Red is bold, incisive, and contemporary...and the flags convey authority and dominion over the city. There is no room for anything else...the focal point is supreme...and pervades the scene.