Artist Information:
John David Margo
Toronto,
Canada
Member Since: Oct 2004
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Artist Statement:
Fascinating new images are
haunting my drawings as I
observe our world through
television and newspaper.
Ancient languages are taking
shape. Hate, love, power and
poverty are manipulating
beautifully written scripts
into visual images represented
in words and deeds. Arabic and
Hebrew words of passion have
reshaped the images of a child
and his stone weapon standing
before a soldier and his
rifle. It's the Battle of the
Gods, and I have a front row
seat.
Now, I design Picto-Grams
(word pictures) for my
paintings, that are derived
from Greek, Arabic and Hebrew
alphabets, which are
themselves evolved from
Hieroglyphs (pre-alphabet word
pictures), the root of all of
today's Western written
languages. The subject of my
artwork is formed by my
unbiased observations of the
world around me. I only paint
what I see. J. D. Margo -
December 11, 2001
"101 Views of Jerusalem"
"101 Views of Jerusalem" is my
new series, motivated by
religious extremism in the
west. Each work of art
contains Picto-Grams made from
the words for God in Arabic
and Hebrew, and a symbol for
the Christ in Greek.
My Picto-Grams are composed in
a style inspired by
pre-19th...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions
1991: Colloque sur
L'identite: Ecole des
Beaux-Arts; Rouen, France
1990: What's in Store:
Bishop's University;
Lenoxville, Canada
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John David Margo's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to John David Margo's Portfolio. Browse Margo's body of work:
Fascinating new images are haunting my drawings as I observe our world through television and newspaper. Ancient languages are taking shape. Hate, love, power and poverty are manipulating beautifully written scripts into visual images represented in words and deeds. Arabic and Hebrew words of passion have reshaped the images of a child and his stone weapon standing before a soldier and his rifle. It's the Battle of the Gods, and I have a front row seat.
Now, I design Picto-Grams (word pictures) for my paintings, that are derived from Greek, Arabic and Hebrew alphabets, which are themselves evolved... |
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Boom Boom goes to New York, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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Allahu Akbar, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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Approaching South Tower, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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Boom Boom, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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Boom Boom, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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Boom Boom, 2004
Mixed Media,
16 x 20 inches
Price: US$ 500
€: 319
UK £: 247
¥en: 49663
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