© Victoria Morton
Currently not on view
Night Geometry,
2002
Victoria Morton, Scottish, born 1971
2014-155 a-b
As a child, Morton was fond of music. She learned to play instruments by ear and was part of a music ensemble that toured Germany and played London’s famed Albert Hall. Today, she plays the bass guitar with her band Son of Kong. Morton acknowledges that her formative experiences with music have influenced her artistic output. She believes that paintings, just like music, have nonverbal expressive qualities and resonate on psychological and emotional levels. The painted forms of Night Geometry span two canvases and seem to materialize and dissolve before our eyes, creating a rhythm akin to a nocturne, a musical composition evocative of the night.
Information
Title
Night Geometry
Dates
2002
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
each: 260.3 x 205.1 cm (102 1/2 x 80 3/4 in.)
overall: 260.3 x 410.2 cm (102 1/2 x 161 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Patti and Frank Kolodny
Object Number
2014-155 a-b
Culture
Subject
The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, sold; to Patricia Kolodny and Frank Kolodny, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2014.
