photo-eye Gallery is pleased to announce Internal Logic, an exhibition
of color photomontage by gallery artist Maggie Taylor. Taylor will be at
photo-eye on Saturday, August 6th from 3-5 pm for an artist reception
and will be available to sign her new book by the same title.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Taylor constructs what she terms ''dreamlike worlds inhabited by everyday
objects.'' An early adopter, Maggie Taylor has been utilizing digital
technology to build her evocative and elaborate photomontages for more
than 20 years. These whimsical narratives often begin as pastel background
drawings with additional components such as 19th Century photographs,
drawings, vintage toys, seashells, feathers, and taxidermy scanned and
meticulously arranged over time to complete the scene. Working instinctively,
Taylor crafts a surreal alternate reality with curious peculiarities and rich in
symbolism.
If I had a boat © Maggie Taylor
Night Ferry © Maggie Taylor
Internal Logic features insights into the shapes and contours of Taylor's
inspirations. Her deep archive of images is the lexicon through which she
communicates her multi-layered imaginings. Each image contains the keys to
understanding the corpus of other photographs.
*From the publisher's description
Spring Break © Maggie Taylor
Maggie Taylor is an artist that lives on the edge of a sun-drenched
prairie populated by cows, alligators and birds on the outskirts of
Gainesville, Florida. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1961,
and moved to Florida when she was 11. Her childhood was
spent watching countless hours of science fiction and situation
comedies on television; in college, she received a philosophy
degree from Yale University and a master's degree in photography
from the University of Florida.
Taylor's digital composites have been widely exhibited,
published, and collected by many museums.
maggietaylor.com
@maggietaylor.art
All about Maggie Taylor
The Hostess © Maggie Taylor
