Thursday, June 23, 2011

More Montague



Montague's personal style traces to his books better by seeing his other works. His use of colors and layers are subtle and intriguing like much of the works he is clearly influenced by from the 50's through 80's.

City on the Edge is a great cover because not only does it look like a city on the edge but it is actually the shape the land takes along the waterfront in Buffalo facing downtown which is a rewarding visual to someone reading the book who most likely will know that.

I also appreciate the tax credit workshop poster because that can seem like a boring event (and as someone who attended it, it indeed was) but with this poster you sense how one small rehab of an old building in your neighborhood plays into the big picture (the two layers of the city behind it adding that sense of scale).

In general, from seeing all his work, you see his fascination with book covers and with insects so that element of his exhibit was an appropriate path for him to take in a manner that would best show his own passions to convey his message.