Local Artist Displays Distinctive Moving Art

Brooklyn Park artist David Montague says he isn't planning to build any mobiles as large as Alexander Calder's yet, but "maybe someday."  Montague's home sized mobiles will be on display at the Town Green Meeting Room, in Maple Grove, the day after Thanksgiving, from 10am to 6pm.

Mobiles are kinetic, abstract sculptures constructed with counterbalanced weighted objects that move freely when suspended, propelled only by air currents.  Calder's largest mobile is a 76 foot long structure in Washington's National Gallery of Art.  Montague's largest so far is a modest 7 feet.    

“Mobiles engage the viewer and interact with their environment, many people find gazing at them mesmerizing, even meditative” says Montague.

Montague has been building mobiles since high school, but only recently started to exhibit and sell his work.  His mobiles incorporate interesting materials like stones from the Mississippi River and Lake Superior’s North Shore.  He will also have his wildlife and landscape photography on display, as well as a collection of brand new abstract drawings entitled “Circular Meditations.”  The show is free, family-friendly and open to the public. Since the show corresponds with “Black Friday,” Montague is planning on offering discounts of 10-20% on art sales.  For more information on this event and David Montague’s work, you can visit his website www.montaguemobiles.com.