As you may or may not know, Montreal is an island in the middle of the St Lawrence river. Consequently bridges play an important part in the livelihood of the city. In early days canoes and boats provided crossings as did ice bridges that could be traversed by horse and buggies and even for a few years, a train. We still have ice bridges - these are opened and maintained and checked regularly for safety for cars in the winter months. But they don't cross the main river, just smaller parts.
The Jacques Cartier was built in 1930 and is still in use today - carrying over 30 million cars per year. And it's only one of several bridges and a tunnel. It is lit up for various celebrations, pride week amongst them and I wanted to capture the idea of light and colour.
Another activity is a fireworks competition every summer hence the "stars".
I look forward to our next challenge and to continuing with the group.
What a fun interpretation of the bridge. You have captured the colours so cleverly and then throwing in the fireworks display.
ReplyDeleteI do like the way you have taken certain elements of this beautiful bridge and made a really good design using the colours as well as you did. It enhances the design of what must be a really colourful structure when lit up.
ReplyDeleteYou almost can see "Kapow!" "Boom!" "Wham!" as in one of Roy Lichtenstein' paintings, Dianne. I love it and the way you have created the fabric to reflect both the lighting and the fireworks. Fun. Hilary
ReplyDeleteWhat a lively rendition of this bridge and one can imagine it when the fireworks are going off. Thanks for reminding me that Montreal is in the middle of the St Lawrence river and the fact that the bridges are important for the economy of the city. You must have had great fun creating this piece
ReplyDeleteYikes! I have been to Montreal - albeit briefly, but don't remember that about it's location! I think I was a bit distracted by lost luggage, 2 females sharing a bunk near mine in the backpackers and the scheduled trip to Niagra Falls! You have certainly made this bridge your own in a very fun way!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric that you have used is perfect for the colours and pattern of the bridge. Did you print it, or was it a fortuitous find?
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