My first show of paintings – “Vanishing New York” – ran from October 28, 2008 to March 12, 2009. What follows below is the signage from the show: VANISHING NEW YORK Our urban environment is changing. Glass towers rise on every corner; the skyline is altered; historic structures are hidden from the street; and many magical, private views are disappearing. Gary Conger captures this vanishing New York in paintings that record the city’s rooftops, the canopy of our urban forest, and make the private vistas of New York accessible to everyone. Conger, a New York resident for over twenty years, enjoys views of more than thirty water tanks from his ninth floor windows and his building’s rooftop. He paints the water tanks and their companion brickwork, cornices and skylights in a “magical realist” style with bright colors, bold contrasts and a depiction of light and shadow that transports you to the rooftops. This exhibit was sponsored by MBooth and Associates in its ongoing effort to support the arts and help new artists find an audience. We hope you enjoyed them. |
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Gary Conger, born in Peninsula, Ohio, has worked in New York’s graphic arts industry for over twenty years. A relatively new painter, Conger has studied at Wesleyan University, the School for Visual Arts and The Art Barge in Amagansett, New York. Conger represents the rooftops of New York’s older buildings as a self-contained environment, the canopy of our |
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urban forest, a scene that is gradually vanishing from view as the city continues its inexorable rise into the sky. His paintings preserve these views for us and make them accessible to newcomers and long-time New Yorkers alike. Conger achieved early notoriety in the art world at age eight when his drawing of a hammock was published in the Akron Beacon Journal. |
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